Bentonite Mines in Nevada
38Total Sites
6Active
Bentonite Mining in Nevada
Nevada has 38 bentonite-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 6 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
The earliest recorded bentonite mine in Nevada is Ash Meadows District in Nye County, with records dating to 1918.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Nye County | 21 |
| Mineral County | 7 |
| Clark County | 3 |
| Churchill County | 2 |
| Humboldt County | 2 |
| Esmeralda County | 1 |
| Lyon County | 1 |
| Washoe County | 1 |
Bentonite Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Hopes Mine | Humboldt | Producer | |
| High Hopes Mine | Humboldt | Surface | Producer |
| New Discovery Mine & Mill | Nye | Underground | Producer |
| Vandenberg Mine | Nye | Producer | |
| Vandenberg Mine | Nye | Producer | |
| White Caps Mine | Nye | Producer | |
| Ash Meadows District | Nye | Past Producer | |
| Battles Well | Mineral | Occurrence | |
| Bentonite Prospect | Nye | Surface | Prospect |
| Bentonite Prospect | Nye | Underground | Prospect |
| Bentonite? Prospect 1 | Nye | Occurrence | |
| Bentonite? Prospect2 | Nye | Occurrence | |
| Blanco Mine | Esmeralda | Past Producer | |
| Chiatovich Group | Mineral | Past Producer | |
| Chiatovich Group | Mineral | Past Producer | |
| Clay Camp | Nye | Past Producer | |
| Clay Pit No. 1 | Nye | Past Producer | |
| Clay Pit No. 3 | Nye | Past Producer | |
| Clay Pits No. 2 | Nye | Past Producer | |
| Clay Pits No.4 | Nye | Past Producer | |
| Future Group | Nye | Occurrence | |
| Future Group | Nye | Underground | Prospect |
| Lahontan Deposit | Churchill | Surface | Occurrence |
| McMillan Deposit | Mineral | Occurrence | |
| Montgomery Prospect | Mineral | Surface | Past Producer |
| Montmorillonite Deposit | Washoe | Surface | Prospect |
| North Ash Meadows | Nye | Surface | Past Producer |
| Salt Wells Bentonite Mine & Mill | Churchill | Surface | Past Producer |
| Snow Flake | Mineral | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Deposit | Clark | Surface | Occurrence |
| Unnamed Deposits | Mineral | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Nye | Surface | Prospect |
| Unnamed Prospect | Clark | Underground | Prospect |
| Vanderbilt Mine | Nye | Past Producer | |
| Vanderbilt Mine | Nye | Surface | Past Producer |
| Volcanic Ash Prospect | Clark | Surface | Prospect |
| Wabuska Plant | Lyon | Processing Plant | Past Producer |
| White King Bentonite | Nye | Surface | Occurrence |