Little Valley District
Overview
Other Names: Wisconsin
County: Washoe
Commodities: gold (placer)
Comments
Located in Little Valley, a mountain valley west of Washoe Valley. The original district name was Wisconsin.
References
Stretch, 1867, p. 23; Overton, 1947, p. 69; Bonham, 1969, p. 69; Bonham, 1976
Lodi District
Overview
Other Names: Granite, Lodi Valley, Lodi Hills, Quartz Mountain, Mammoth, Marble, Ellsworth
County: Nye
Discovered: 1863
Organized: 1863
Commodities: tungsten, silver, lead, gold, copper, molybdenum, talc-chlorite, beryllium
Comments
Situated in the northwestern corner of Nye County, about 1 mile from the Churchill county line. The original Lodi district included only the eastern Lodi Hills. The district was later expanded to include the Mammoth (Ellsworth) area, the Quartz Mountain area on the northern end of the Lodi Hills, and the Granite (Victory Tungsten) area, on the west side of the Lodi Hills. The present district includes all of Lodi Hills areas, but not Mammoth which is in the present Ellsworth district.
References
Whitehill, 1879, p. 87; Hill, 1912, p. 222; Lincoln, 1923, p. 174; Stoddard, 1932, p. 68; Schrader, 1947, p. 118; Kral, 1951, p. 93; Griffiths, 1964, p. 72-73; Papke, 1975, p. 58; Bonham, 1976; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 126; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 141
Lodi Placer District Description
Small placers were worked in the Lodi and Mammoth districts between 1935 and 1938. Lode-gold deposits in the districts (often considered to be one) are found in such widely separated areas as the southern tip of the Lodi Hills (T. 13 N., R. 36 E.) and the Ellsworth area on the east lank of the Paradise Range (T. 13 N., R. 38 E.) across the Ione Valley from Ione. The placer gold was probably recovered in the vicinity of the lode deposits.
Literature
Krai, 1951.
Lone Mountain District (Esmeralda County)
Overview
Other Names: West Divide, Alpine, Dolly, Weepah
County: Esmeralda
Discovered: 1863
Organized: 1864
Active: 1902-21
Commodities: silver, lead, copper, gold, zinc, turquoise, barite
Comments
The original district included mines on the west side of Lone Mountain. The district was later expanded to include mines in the General Thomas Hills and, still later, Weepah camp. The district was sometimes known as West Divide. The district now includes only Lone Mountain and the General Thomas Hills; Weepah is considered to be a separate district.
References
Stretch, 1867, p. 58; White, 1869, p. 69; Angel, 1881, p. 518; Hill, 1912, p. 208; Clapp, 1919, p. 2; Lincoln, 1923, p. 77; Stoddard, 1932, p. 36-37, 39; Gianella, 1945, p. 57; Morrissey, 1968, p. 8; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 69; Bonham, 1976; Bonham and Garside, 1979, p. 132
Lone Mountain District (Eureka County)
Overview
County: Eureka
Discovered: 1920
Commodities: zinc, lead, silver, copper
Comments
Located at Lone Mountain in T20N, R51E; the principal mine is on the north flank of the mountain.
References
Roberts and others, 1967, p. 90
Lone Pine District
Overview
County: Washoe
Discovered: 1929
Organized:
Commodities: mercury, gold
Comments
Located on the south slope of Bald Mountain.
References
Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 189; Overton, 1947, p. 69; Bonham, 1969, p. 70
