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Bannock, Nevada

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Battle Mountain census division. It lies near Philadelphia Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Galena Canyon quadrangle.

Bannock within Lander County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

10 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Bannock between 1996 and 2019, burning about 3,414 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1997Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeNO #11
5 August 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficePHOENIX
22 August 2006Equipment and vehicle use3,312 acresBattle Mountain District Office305
14 August 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeWILLOW
10 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeREESE
16 July 2005Naturalunder an acreBattle Mountain District OfficeGALENA
13 July 2019Power generation/transmission/distribution77 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeBANNOCK
7 June 1996Natural20 acresBattle Mountain District OfficeGALENA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lander County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 176 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 176 workings within 5 miles of Bannock: 139 past producers, 13 occurrences, 10 unknowns, 6 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
ArmourLead, Copper, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Battle MountainCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Molybdenum, Tungsten, ZincPlant1961, 1967
Battle Mountain DistrictGold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, AntimonyPast ProducerREPLACEMENT, VEIN, DISSEMINATIONS, FRACT. FILL., SECONDARY ENRICHMENT BODIES
Buena Vista MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Antimony, ZincPast Producer1867, 1875
Butte MineLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony, ArsenicPast Producer1866
Butte MineCopper, Gold, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Copper Canyon Skarn DepositsGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Bismuth, TelluriumPast Producer1866, 1868, 2006
Copper Canyon State PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Driscol PropertySilver, Gold, Antimony, LeadPast Producer
Eagle MineSilver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, LeadPast Producer1930, 1937

Every working recorded in Lander County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Blanco (historical)3.6 miles25
Galena (historical)3.6 miles25
Telluride (historical)5.5 miles25
Copper Basin6.6 miles24
Buckingham Camp6.8 miles24
Old Battle Mountain (historical)7.0 miles24
Dewitt Mill8.1 miles24
Bailey (historical)9.3 miles22

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 855963. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.