Corral Canyon District
Overview
Other Names: Silver Hill
County: Churchill
Commodities: gold, titanium, iron
Comments
Located in the vicinity of the mouth of Corral Canyon, east slope of the Stillwater Range about 6 miles southwest of Boyer Ranch. The area is within the large Silver Hill district of DeGroot (1863).
References
DeGroot, 1863; Shawe and others, 1962, p. 124; Willden and Speed, 1974, p. 64; Tingley, 1990, p. 50
Corral Creek District
Overview
Other Names: Ruby Range, Ruby Mountain Range
County: Elko
Commodities: lead, zinc, silver, copper, tungsten, beryllium
Comments
Located in T28N, R57E on the western slope of the Ruby Mountains, 2 miles south of Harrison Pass. The district includes the drainage area of Corral Creek and its tributaries. Included by Stoddard (1932) in the large Ruby Range area.
References
Stoddard, 1932, p. 34; Smith, 1976, p. 48; Wong, 1982, table 1; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 54; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 71
Cortez District
Overview
Other Names: Cortez-Mill Canyon, Mill Canyon, Bullion Hill, Mount Tenabo, Tenabo
Discovered: 1863
Organized: 1863
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, copper, zinc, antimony, mercury, turquoise, arsenic
Comments
Most of this district is located in Eureka County, only the small western portion is in Lander County. The original district was located on the western slope of Mount Tenabo, and the separate Mill Canyon district covered the eastern slope. Mill Canyon later was expanded east to include Buckhorn, then separated from Buckhorn district and is now included in the expanded Cortez district.
References
Stretch, 1867, p. 101; White, 1869, p. 44; Whitehill, 1873, p. 66; Angel, 1881, p. 428; Hill, 1912, p. 210, 215; Lincoln, 1923, p. 86; Stoddard, 1932, p. 42; Vanderburg, 1938b, p. 22; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 79; Lawrence, 1963, p. 69; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Roberts and others, 1967, p. 69; Stewart and others, 1977, p. 77; Wong, 1982, table 1
Cottonwood District
Overview
Other Names: Cottonwood Canyon, Round Hole
County: Washoe
Discovered: 1870s
Organized:
Commodities: silver, lead, copper, gold, tungsten, antimony
Comments
Includes all of the Fox Range.
References
Hill, 1912, p. 225; Lincoln, 1923, p. 233; Stoddard, 1932, p. 83; Lawrence, 1963, p. 223; Bonham, 1969, p. 53; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 199; Tingley, 1989a, p. 3
