Desert Mountains District
Overview
Other Names:
County: Lyon
Commodities: diatomite, montmorillonite, gold, silver
Comments
Includes the western Desert Mountains, extending from area of the Thompson smelter site west of U.S. Highway 95A, east to Cleaver Peak, and extends north to include the clay mining area on the northwestern end of the mountains.
References
Papke, 1970, p. 23; Tingley, 1990, p. 55
Diamond District
Overview
Other Names: Phillipsburg, Sentinel
County: Eureka
Discovered: 1864
Organized: 1864
Commodities: silver, lead, zinc, copper, gold
Comments
Located on the western slope of the Diamond Range, about 20 miles north and slightly east of Eureka. The Phillipsburg area is at the north end of the district, and was the site of most of the mining activity. The Sentinel area, described as only 12 miles north of Eureka, is probably in the area of Black Point in the southern part of the present district.
References
Stretch, 1867, p. 98; Territorial Enterprise, June 18, 1871, 2:3; White, 1871, p. 65; Wheeler, 1872, p. 36; Whitehill, 1873, p. 79; Whitehill, 1875, p. 87; Angel, 1881, p. 429; Lincoln, 1923, p. 87; Stoddard, 1932, p. 42; Vanderburg, 1938b, p. 28; Roberts and others, 1967, p. 74; Bonham, 1976
Diamondfield District
Overview
County: Esmerlada
Commodities: gold, silver, mercury
Comments
Located about 5 miles northeast of Goldfield in the area of McMahon Ridge and Black Butte. Diamondfield is commonly included within the Goldfield district.
References
Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 144; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 65; Shamberger, 1982, p. 29-32
Dike District
Overview
County: Clark
Discovered: 1916
Commodities: lead
Comments
The Dike district is located in the northwestern part of T19S, R63E, and the southwestern part of T18S, R63E, in the southern Las Vegas Range about 12 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
References
Stoddard, 1932, p. 24; Gianella, 1945, p. 24; Longwell and others, 1965, p. 144
Disaster District
Overview
Other Names: Disaster Peak, Kings River, Moonlight area, Trout Creek Mountains area
County: Humboldt
Active: 1914
Commodities: gold, silver, uranium, lithium carbonate
Comments
Located on the northeast and east sides of Kings River Valley in the Montana Mountains. The district originally included only the area near Disaster Peak, on the Oregon border, but is now expanded to include the Kings River and Moonlight uranium areas of Garside (1973). The district also includes the Montana Mountains lithium area of Lowe and others (1985).
References
Hill, 1912, p. 212; Lincoln, 1923, p. 97; Stoddard, 1932, p. 44; Garside, 1973, p. 58; Bonham, 1976; Wong, 1982, table 1; Lowe and others, 1985, p. 137
Disaster (Kings River) Placer District Description
A few reports mention past placer-mining activity (1914, 1935) along China and Horse Creeks at the north end of the east side of the Kings River Valley (Tps. 46 and 47 N., Rs. 33 and 34 E.). Total production was probably very small.
Literature
Lincoln, 1923.
Vanderburg, 1936a.
