Golden Arrow District
Overview
Other Names: Blakes Camp
County: Nye
Discovered: 1905
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments
The Golden Arrow district is located on the western side of the northern Kawich Range about 40 miles southeast of Tonopah. The district covers the lower flanks of the range along the edge of Cactus Flat and includes the old camps of Golden Arrow and Blakes Camp. Blakes Camp was the original district name.
References
Stuart, 1909, p. 91; Hill, 1912, p. 220; Lincoln, 1923, p. 169; Stoddard, 1932, p. 67; Kral, 1951, p. 70; Cornwall, 1972, p. 37; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 106
Golden Gate Range District
Overview
County: Lincoln
Commodities: lead, silver
Comments
This area is located in the Golden Gate Range about 4 miles north of Murphy Gap.
References
Tingley, 1991, p. 11; Tingley and Castor, 1991, p. 34
Goldfield District
Overview
Other Names: Grandpa, Sandstorm, Diamondfield, Quartz Mountain
Discovered: 1902
Organized: 1902
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, lead, arsenic
Comments
Centered on the town of Goldfield. First named Grandpa, then changed to Goldfield. The Goldfield district sometimes includes the separate Diamondfield district to the north. The Quartz Mountain area is in Nye County, about 10 miles east of Goldfield.
References
Stuart, 1909, p. 46; Hill, 1912, p. 206; Lincoln, 1923, p. 67; Stoddard, 1932; Gianella, 1945, p. 53; Kral, 1951, p. 72; Lawrence, 1963, p. 65; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Cornwall, 1972, p. 38; p. 38; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 67; Bonham, 1980; Ruetz, 1987, p. 114
Goldfield Placer District Description
Placer gold production was credited to the district for many years during the period 1909—49, but I have found no description of any placer deposit in this famous lode-gold mining district. The gold, which is very fine, occurs in late Tertiary veins that are generally not exposed at the surface. Placer gold was recovered in 1931 from erosional material from the Combination Fraction claims (sec. 1, T. 3 S., R. 42 E.). Some gold credited to placer production may have been recovered from mill tailings, which were extensively reworked.
It is also possible that placer gold production credited to the Goldfield district originated in outlying areas and was sold in, and therefore attributed to Goldfield. One probable source for the placer gold is the Klondyke district (12 miles north of Goldfield). Placer deposits are reported for this district, but no production has been credited to it.
Literature
Albers and Stewart, 1972.
