BlockRawhide, Nevada
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Walker River census division. It lies near Stingaree Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Rawhide quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 20 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.
- 1908 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1910 USGS Carson Sink quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1959 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Reno quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Fallon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Rawhide quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Rawhide: 16 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 occurrences, 3 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Eagle | Aluminum, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Rawhide Deposit | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Barium-Barite, Antimony, Molybdenum, Zinc, Chlorine, Bromine, Aluminum, Tungsten, Selenium, Mercury | Producer | 1906, 1907 | |
| Rawhide Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Molybdenum, Zinc, Chlorine, Bromine, Aluminum, Tungsten, Selenium, Mercury, Arsenic, Barium-Barite | Producer | 1906, 1907, 2004 | |
| Sunnyside | Tungsten, Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Thorne Tungsten Property | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Yankee Girl | Tungsten, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Glory Hole | Tungsten, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Sunnyside Claims | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1874, 1935 | |
| Copper Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Nevada Scheelite Mine | Tungsten, Copper | Past Producer | 1930 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagleville (historical) | 7.4 miles | 19 | |
| Woodruffs (historical) | 12.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bovard (historical) | 15.7 miles | 18 | |
| Broken Hills (historical) | 20.3 miles | 20 | |
| Midway | 20.8 miles | 18 | |
| Buckley Camp (historical) | 20.9 miles | 21 | |
| Copper Hill (historical) | 21.2 miles | 20 | |
| Rand (historical) | 22.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 856114. 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.