Rock Creek District
Overview
Other Names: Falcon, Divide
County: Elko
Discovered: 1876
Organized: 1876
Commodities: silver, gold, mercury, antimony
Comments
The original Rock Creek district included the Falcon Mine area, situated at the head of Rock Creek, about 10 miles west of Tuscarora. The adjacent Divide area, sometimes included in this district, is considered to be a separate district.
References
Whitehill, 1877, p. 26; Angel, 1881, p. 395; Lincoln, 1923, p. 54; Stoddard, 1932, p. 30, 34; Gianella, 1945, p. 46; Granger and others, 1957, p. 133; Smith, 1976, p. 143; Bonham, 1976; Schilling, 1976; Wong, 1982, table 1; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 194
Rock Hill District
Overview
County: Esmeralda
Commodities: tungsten, molybdenum, iron, fluorspar
Comments
Located near Redlich Summit, 8 miles north of Coaldale, on the eastern tip of the Candelaria Hills. Rock Hill is east of the Candelaria district.
References
Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 70; Papke, 1979, p. 19-20; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 68
Rose Creek District
Overview
Commodities: tungsten, manganese, beryllium
Comments
Located in the vicinity of Rose Creek at the northern end of the East Range. Most of the district is in Pershing County, but the northern tip extends into Humboldt County.
References
Griffiths, 1964, p. 72-73; Johnson, 1977, p. 81; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 189
Rosebud District
Note: The Rosebud placer district description is included in the Rabbit Hole district description.
Overview
Other Names: Sawtooth
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1906
Commodities: silver, gold, copper, lead
Comments
Located in the vicinity of Rosebud Peak in the Kamma Mountains. Stoddard (1934) used Sawtooth as alternate name but the Sawtooth district is located to the northeast in Humboldt County.
References
Stuart, 1909, p. 123; Hill, 1912, p. 21 4; Lincoln, 1923, p. 215; Stoddard, 1932, p. 79; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 30; Johnson, 1977, p. 81
