Mine · Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States
Blanco Mine
Blanco Mine is a closed mine in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States, owned by RSP Minerals.
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 | Esmeralda County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed (abandoned) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | clay (mainly clay) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | RSP Minerals (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | VM Buyer LLC | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 3 people (annual average, in 2024) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 36.2553, -116.0392 | 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
RSP Minerals owns 6 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 54 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% |
| RSP Minerals | 55th | 6 | 0.22% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 257 water rights (85 active) and 3 power plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fan Well #3 water right 14458 | Water right | 133 acre-ft/year | Active | 2.7 km |
| Fan Well #3 water right 87651 | Water right | 205 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 2.7 km |
| Pahrump Valley groundwater water right 19441 | Water right | 325 acre-ft/year | Active | 2.7 km |
| Rough Hat | Power plant | 400 MW | Planned | 25 km |
| Purple Sage Energy Center | Power plant | 800 MW | Planned | 33 km |
| Bonanza Solar and Storage Project | Power plant | 495 MW | Planned | 40 km |
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion. Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion, CC0 1.0 Universal.