Mine · Imperial County, California, United States
Mesquite
Mesquite is a mine in Imperial County, California, United States, owned by Equinox Gold Corp.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Imperial County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (active) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | gold (mainly gold) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Equinox Gold Corp (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Western Mesquite Mines, Inc. | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 289 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 33.0175, -114.9900 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow its owner compares
Equinox Gold Corp owns 3 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 139 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Equinox Gold Corp | 140th | 3 | 0.11% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 4 water rights and 1 power plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado water right 36-043815.0000 | Water right | — | — | 38 km |
| Colorado water right 33-096688.0000 | Water right | — | — | 45 km |
| Imperial Sun Solar | Power plant | 200 MW | Planned | 47 km |
| Colorado water right 36-043811.0000 | Water right | — | — | 47 km |
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Data on this page
- Arizona Department of Water Resources water rights (surface water filings and irrigation grandfathered rights). Arizona Department of Water Resources water rights (surface water filings and irrigation grandfathered rights), Restricted.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.