Bill Nye Mine

Past Producer in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Vanadium, Zinc

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10294264
MRDS ID D000035
MAS/MILS ID 0320030140
Record type Site
Current site name Bill Nye Mine
Related records 10008117

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.50864, 35.81 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 10(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024 S 058 E 31 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Vanadium Tertiary
Zinc Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.50864, 35.81

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1914

Mining district

District name Goodsprings District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0320030140
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS D000035 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV BUR MINES BULL 62 1965 P.187

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF PAPER 162 1931 P.146

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-FEB-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines