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Pactolus, Nevada

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Gabbs census division. The Survey maps it on the Goldyke quadrangle.

Pactolus within Nye 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Pactolus: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead. 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
Diatomite ProspectDiatomiteOccurrenceSedimentary
Jim GroupLead, Silver, GoldOccurrence
Trojan ProspectMercuryUnknown
Warrior MineGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast Producer1912, 1915
Burns ProspectGold, SilverUnknown
Olympic MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Pactolis ClaimsGold, SilverPast Producer
Pactolus Mining AreaGold, SilverProducer1903
Warrior GoldGold, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Nye 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
Goldyke5.9 miles13
Atwood (historical)6.1 miles13
Golden (historical)13.2 miles13
Brucite14.4 miles16
Orizaba (historical)14.6 miles13
Basic14.9 miles16
Gabbs15.2 miles16
Cloverdale (historical)15.2 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856102. 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.