BlockBrucite, Nevada
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Gabbs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 89409. It lies near Tungsten Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Gabbs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1907 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000
- 1908 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Paradise Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paradise Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Ione Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Gabbs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Brucite between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Carson City District Office | MCGERY |
| 16 July 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | CRAIG SPRINGS |
| 30 June 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Battle Mountain District Office | SHEEP CYN |
| 27 June 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Brucite: 20 prospects, 14 past producers, 9 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Magnesite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Gem Turquoise Mine | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Blossom Group | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Cottonwood Canyon Prospect | Lead, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Downeyville | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Downeyville Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Galena, Marmatite, Pyrrhotite, Wulfenite | |
| Lookout Claim | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | 1878 | |
| Phelps-Stokes | Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron | Past Producer | 1902, 1949 | |
| Pit #Ny 31-1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sierra Magnesite Mine | Magnesite, Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Magnesite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | |
| Tremolite Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Gabbs | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Downeyville (historical) | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Green Springs (historical) | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Atwood (historical) | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Goldyke | 8.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lodi | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lodi Tanks | 9.3 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122549916 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 859033. 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.