Mine · Elko County, Nevada, United States
Midas Mine
Midas Mine is a closed mine in Elko 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 | Elko 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, silver (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 Midas Operations, Inc. | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 4 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 | 41.2347, -116.7661 | 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: 336 water rights (120 active), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mw-20 water right 79734E | Water right | 181 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 0.4 km |
| Squaw Valley 60 Hp water right 46559 | Water right | 1,563 acre-ft/year | Active | 4.1 km |
| Fraser Creek water right 1486 | Water right | 703 acre-ft/year | Active | 6.2 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.