BlockEllendale, Nevada
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Ralston Valley census division. It lies near Yellow Cone. The Survey maps it on the Yellow Cone quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1956 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Tonopah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Yellow Cone quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Warm Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Ellendale (historical): 12 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBMG Sample Site 2756 | Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Bismuth, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Surface/Underground | |
| NBMG Sample Site 2757 | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| NBMG Sample Site 2758 | Copper, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| NBMG Sample Site 2760 | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony | Prospect | Vein | |
| NBMG Sample Site 2762 | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Barium-Barite, Arsenic, Antimony | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Salisbury Wash Ilemenite Claim | Titanium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect A | Manganese, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium | Occurrence | Galena, Malachite | |
| Unnamed Prospect C | Antimony, Tin, Silver, Barium-Barite, Gold, Mercury, Copper | Occurrence | Malachite | |
| Jumbo Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Jumbo Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volcano (historical) | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Hannapah (historical) | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Golden Arrow | 10.6 miles | 16 | |
| Helena (historical) | 15.0 miles | 10 | |
| Bellehelen (historical) | 15.6 miles | 11 | |
| Longstreet (historical) | 19.7 miles | 9 | |
| Maggie Blues (historical) | 19.7 miles | 15 | |
| Silverbow | 20.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 858359. 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.
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.