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Bullion, Nevada

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Carlin census division. It lies near Bunker Hill. The Survey maps it on the Bullion quadrangle.

Bullion within Elko County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

19 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Bullion between 1996 and 2019, burning about 471 acres in total. 15 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
Natural15
Equipment and vehicle use2
Firearms and explosives use1
Debris and open burning1

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
19 September 2005Firearms and explosives use156 acresElko District OfficePORK
1 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use2.5 acresElko District OfficeTRUCKCREEK
4 August 1999Natural50 acresElko District OfficeWEBB
23 August 2018Equipment and vehicle use35 acresElko District OfficeCRANE
13 August 2001Naturalunder an acreElko District OfficeCEDAR 5
12 August 2001Naturalunder an acreElko District OfficeCEDAR 1
12 August 2001Naturalunder an acreElko District OfficeCEDARTHREE
1 August 2018Natural5.8 acresElko District OfficeCHERRY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Elko County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 75 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 75 workings within 5 miles of Bullion: 52 past producers, 16 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Silver. 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
Aladdin GroupCopper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, TungstenPast Producer1875
Aladdin MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Barium-Barite, ZincPast Producer1869, 1870
Bunker HillCalciumPast Producer
Copper Bell MineLead, Copper, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Delmas MineCopper, Silver, Lead, Gold, ZincPast Producer1906
Grey EagleCopper, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Holloysite DepositClayOccurrence
HumboldtLead, Silver, CopperOccurrence1872
Iron ProspectIronPast Producer
NBMG Sample Locations 171 & 172Copper, Lead, Zinc, TungstenOccurrenceSurface/Underground

Every working recorded in Elko County

Storms near this place

4 since 2016

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bullion in 4 storm reports between 2016 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2024Thunderstorm WindBullion-Station (CRSN2) Crane Springs, Elevation 6414 ft.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindBullion-Station (CRSN2) Crane Springs Raws, Elevation 6414 feet.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindBullion-Downburst winds occurred at station (CRSN2) Crane Springs Raws, Elevation 6414 feet.
October 2016Thunderstorm WindBullion-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Elko 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
Highland (historical)0.7 miles13
Old Bullion0.9 miles13
Cottonwood (historical)10.2 miles13
Tonka13.4 miles15
Tyrol13.5 miles13
Vivian14.2 miles15
Carlin14.3 miles15
Moleen15.0 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 839181. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.