Aerial land ID please.

February 27, 2019 12:40 AM

A friend found this strange parcel of land in Oasis, Nevada, on Google Maps. What is/was it?
posted by mykescipark to Travel & Transportation around Oasis, NV (9 answers total)

Housing development, planned.
posted by From Bklyn at 1:08 AM on February 27, 2019 [2 favorites]

Long Canyon gold mine is in that area as well as other mines (I think). I wonder if it has something to do with mining?
posted by amro at 3:39 AM on February 27, 2019 [2 favorites]

Yes, Long Canyon gold mine operation.
posted by drlith at 5:16 AM on February 27, 2019 [2 favorites]

Here's some info on recent operations.
posted by snuffleupagus at 5:23 AM on February 27, 2019

Off the main road is a label of Big Springs, which appears to have been a mining operation. I'm guessing that the feature you are looking at were pads for parking trailers or mobile homes for the workers.f
posted by tman99 at 6:35 AM on February 27, 2019

Response by poster: Thanks all. The pulloffs didn’t look big enough to accommodate vehicles, but I guess my sense of perspective is skewed.
posted by mykescipark at 6:39 AM on February 27, 2019

I measured some of the pads using google maps, they seem to be about 50 ft across. It is an interesting find.
posted by tman99 at 6:56 AM on February 27, 2019

That’s a fairly typical look for an oil field like this one.
posted by migurski at 7:09 AM on February 27, 2019 [1 favorite]

There are 11,000+ mine claims and mines in the area.
posted by Oyéah at 12:47 PM on February 27, 2019