| Mina, Nevada | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Nevada#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Mina |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Mina is located in the Tonopah Basin of Nevada. |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nevada |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mineral |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Named For: | Ferminia Sarras |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.41 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.41 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.24 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.23 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 127 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 52.76 |
| Population Density Km2: | 20.37 |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | -8 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4546 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 89422 |
| Area Code: | 775 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 32-46800 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0842148 |
Mina is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mineral County in west-central Nevada, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 95 (38° 23' 25" N 118° 06' 30" W) at an elevation of 4560feet. The population at the 2020 census was 127.[2]
Mina was founded as a railroad town in 1905 and was named for Ferminia Sarras, a large landowner and famed prospector known as the "Copper Queen".[3] The Carson and Colorado Railway, a division of Southern Pacific Railroad, had a station in the town. The railroad is long gone – the last section between Thorne and Mina shut down in 1985 – but at one time a local shuttle called the "Slim Princess" allowed Native Americans to ride free of charge atop the railcars, and passengers and crew would shoot wild game from open windows. The train moved slowly enough that hunters were able to retrieve their game and reboard.
Gee Jon and Hughie Sing were convicted of the August 27, 1921, murder in Mina of Tom Quong Kee. Gee Jon, a 29-year-old member of the Hop Sing Tong, became the first person to be executed by lethal gas. The execution was at the Nevada State Prison on February 8, 1924.[4]
Some sources state that the name is derived from the Spanish word meaning "mine".[5] [6] Other sources state that John C. Fulton (or John M. Fulton), division general manager for the Southern Pacific Railroad, named the town after Fermina Sarras (or Sarrias), a Nicaraguan[3] woman who was operating nearby copper prospects.[7] [8]
Initially a railroad station was intended to be at Sodaville, but agreement between the railroad and land speculators could not be reached, so Mina, Nevada, was platted two miles north of Sodaville.[7]
Mina is located in the Soda Spring Valley of eastern Mineral County along U.S. Route 95, southeast of Hawthorne and northwest of Tonopah. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mina CDP has an area of 2.41sqmi, of which 0.001sqmi, or 0.04%, are water.[1]
The Köppen Climate System classifies the weather in this area as semi-arid, abbreviated BSk. This climate type occurs primarily on the periphery of true deserts in low-latitude semiarid steppe regions.[9]