Geyser District
Overview
Other Names: Geyser Ranch area
County: White Pine, Lincoln
Discovered: 1918
Commodities: tungsten, silver, gold, manganese
Comments
The Geyser district is located on the eastern slope of Mount Grafton in the Schell Creek Range along the White Pine-Lincoln county line. The southern part of the district, containing the manganese occurrence, extends into Lincoln County, and is sometimes included in the Patterson district.
References
Hill, 1912, p. 217; Hose and others, 1976, p. 53; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 217
Gibellini District
Overview
Other Names:
Discovered: 1942
Commodities: manganese, zinc, nickel, vanadium, platinum
Comments
This district includes the southern tip of the Fish Creek Range, extending from the Gibellini Mine south into Nye County. The district is sometimes included within the adjacent Fish Creek district.
References
Roberts and others, 1967, p. 85; Schilling, 1976; Wong, 1982, table 1; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 98; Lechler and others, 1988, p. 1
Gilbert District
Overview
Other Names: Desert, Castle Rock
County: Esmeralda
Commodities: gold, silver, mercury, turquoise, copper, lead, antimony
Comments
Located in the eastern part of the Monte Cristo Range. Desert is an alternate name. The Castle Rock area is near the mercury mine in the southern part of district.
References
Stoddard, 1932, p. 36-37; Lawrence, 1963, p. 64; Gianella, 1945, p. 53; Morrissey, 1968, p. 6; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 67
Gilbert Placer District Description
A small amount of placer gold was recovered in 1935 and 1938 from this district, on the inner north slope of the Monte Cristo Range, a crescentic range in northern Esmeralda County (T. 4 N., R. 38 E., unsurveyed). The production in 1938 was recovered from the Gold Ridge claim. The placer gold was probably derived from late Tertiary gold veins in and near stocks of the Oddie Rhyolite.
Literature
Ferguson, 1927: Describes lode mines.
Ferguson and others, 1953.
Gilbert Canyon District
Overview
County: Elko
Commodities: beryllium, columbium, tantalum, uranium
Comments
District includes Gilbert and McCutcheon Creeks, between Green Mountain and Mound Valley on the west slope of the Ruby Mountains.
References
Smith, 1976, p. 69; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 99
Golconda District
Overview
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1866
Organized: 1866
Commodities: tungsten, manganese, copper, gold, lead, zinc, iron, barite, beryllium
Comments
Lies mainly southeast of the town of Golconda and includes the portion of the Edna Mountains lying generally between Golconda and Golconda Summit.
References
Whitehill, 1877, p. 61; Hill, 1912, p. 213; Lincoln, 1923, p. 97; Stoddard, 1932, p. 45; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 22; Willden, 1964, table 11; Griffiths, 1964, p. 72-73; Papke, 1984, table 3; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 74
