Mine · Lander County, Nevada, United States
Fire Creek
Fire Creek is a closed mine in Lander County, Nevada, United States, owned by Hecla Mining Company.
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 | Lander 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 | gold (mainly gold) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Hecla Mining Company (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Klondex Gold & Silver Mining Company | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 2 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Underground | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 40.4603, -116.6511 | 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
Hecla Mining Company owns 7 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 44 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% |
| Hecla Mining Company | 45th | 7 | 0.26% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 377 water rights (173 active), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pw-1 water right 77002 | Water right | 118 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 0.0 km |
| Mine Portal water right 77003 | Water right | 161 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 0.1 km |
| Mine Portal water right 88479 | Water right | 1,613 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 0.1 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Data on this page
- 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.