Halleck, Hannapah, Harmony, Harrison Pass Districts

Publication Info:
Nevada Mining Districts (Compiled Reports)
The Districts Described in This Section are from the following publications:

Mining Districts of Nevada - Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 47 (updated 1998); Placer Gold Deposits of Nevada - USGS Bulletin 1356 (1973)

Table of Contents

Halleck District

Overview

County: Elko

Organized: 1873

Commodities: gold, silver

Comments

Situated about 6 miles from Fort Halleck, on the northwestern slope of the Ruby Range.

References

Whitehill, 1875, p. 31; Angel, 1881, p. 394; Smith, 1976, p. 80; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 105

Hannapah District

Overview

Other Names: Hennepah, Silverzone, Volcano, Bannock, Silver Ace

County: Nye

Discovered: 1902

Commodities: silver, gold

Comments

Hannapah is located in the low hills along the west flank of the southern Monitor Range, about 20 miles east of Tonopah. Most of the district is located north of McKinney Tanks in T3N, R45E, but the district also includes the area northeast of Thunder Mountain in T4N, R44E. Spurr (1903) used the name Hennepah for the district. Production was recorded from the Bannock property, in the Volcano area in the south part of the district, in 1915. Silverzone name was in use in the 1920s.

References

Spurr, 1903, p. 87; Hill, 1912, p. 222; U.S. Geological Survey, 1915, p. 650; Lincoln, 1923, p. 170; U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1924, p. 441; Stoddard, 1932, p. 67; Kral, 1951, p. 73; Bonham, 1976; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 106

Harmony District

Overview

Other Names: Sonoma Mountain, Sonoma

County: Humboldt

Discovered: 1863

Commodities: silver, copper, gold, mercury

Comments

Located in the northern end of Sonoma Range, 5 miles southeast of Winnemucca. Harmony includes the drainage areas of Thomas Creek, Harmony Creek, and Water Canyon. The original district name was Harmony. Sonoma was used on the 1880 map, and Lincoln (1923) used Sonoma Mountain as the name for the district.

References

Stretch, 1867, p. 54; Lincoln, 1923, p. 102; Stoddard, 1932, p. 47; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 27; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 109; Willden, 1964, table 24, 25; Bonham, 1976

Harrison Pass District

Overview

Other Names: Ruby Range, Ruby Mountain Range, Valley View

County: Elko

Discovered: 1916

Active: 1941-44, 1952-53

Commodities: tungsten, silver, beryllium

Comments

Located on east slope of the Ruby Mountains, about 2 miles east of Harrison Pass. The area is sometimes included in the larger Ruby Range and Ruby Mountain Range districts, or is included in the Valley View district.

References

Hess and Larsen, 1921, p. 305; Stoddard, 1932, p. 34; Granger and others, 1957, p. 73; Smith, 1976, p. 81; Schilling, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 57; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 106

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