Ole Mine

The Ole Mine is a gold mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,199 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Ole Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 36.25056, -114.21278

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Ole Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ole Mine
Secondary: Big Thing Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Gold Butte


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES AND PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): AREA UNSURVEYED

Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT TRENDING S40 DEGREES FOR ABOUT 800 FEET.

Comment (Geology): LENSES AND PODS OF WHITE QUARTZ IN SHEARED GNEISS & SCHIST. RAISE NEAR PORTAL EXPLORES CONTACT BETWEEN BIOTITE LAMPROPHYRE DIKE AND COUNTRY ROCK. ORE MINERALS FOUND ALONG SHEAR ZONE.


References

Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 62 , P. 184 .

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1916 , NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEV., USGS BULL. 648 , P. 53 .


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.