This collection of Nevada mining district descriptions is primarily based on the publication Mining Districts of Nevada by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. For districts with recorded gold placer mining activity, additional information has been included from the publication Placer Gold Deposits of Nevada - USGS Bulletin 1356.
Table of Contents
Development of Mining Districts In Nevada
Placer Gold Deposits of Nevada - Introduction
Definition of a Mining District
District Descriptions
- Alder District
- Alpha, Alpine Districts
- Alunite, Antelope (Eureka, Nye Counties) Districts
- Antelope District (Pershing County)
- Antelope Springs Districts
- Arabia, Argenta, Arrowhead, Ashby, Aspen, Athens, Atlanta Districts
- Aura District
- Aurora, Awakening Districts
- Bald Mountain District
- Barcelona, Bare Mountain, Bateman Canyon Districts
- Battle Mountain District
- Beaver, Bell, Bell Mountain, Bellehelen Districts
- Belmont, Benway, Beowawe, Bernice Districts
- Big Creek, Birch Creek, Birds Nest, Black Diablo, Black Horse Districts
- Black Knob, Black Mountain, Black Mountains, Black Rock, Blue Wing Districts
- Bootstrap, Borealis, Bottle Creek, Bristol Districts
- Broken Hills, Bruner, Buckhorn, Buckley, Buckskin Districts
- Buena Vista Districts
- Buffalo Mountain, Buffalo Valley, Bullfrog Districts
- Bullion District
- Bunkerville, Burner, Butte Valley Districts
- Cactus Springs, Calico Hills, Callaghan Ranch, Camp Gregory Districts
- Candelaria, Carico Lake, Carlin, Carson City Districts
- Carson River, Castle Peak, Cave Creek, Cave Valley Districts
- Cedar Spring, Chalk Mountain, Charleston (Clark County) Districts
- Charleston District (Elko County)
- Chase, Cherry Creek Districts
- Chief, Churchill, Clark, Clarkdale Districts
- Cleve Creek, Clifford, Cloverdale Districts
- Coal Mine, Coaldale, Comet, Como Districts
- Comstock District
- Contact, Cooper, Copper Kettle, Copper Valley, Cornucopia Districts
- Corral Canyon, Corral Creek, Cortez, Cottonwood Districts
- Crescent, Crow Springs, Cuprite, Currant Districts
- Danville, Decoy, Deephole, Delamar Districts
- Delano, Delaware, Delker, Desert Districts
- Desert Mountains, Diamond, Diamondfield, Dike, Disaster Districts
- Divide, Dixie Valley, Dobbin Summit, Dogskin Mountain Districts
- Dolly Varden, Don Dale, Donnelly, Duck Creek Districts
- Dutch Flat, Dyer, Dyke Districts
- Eagle, Eagle Canyon, Eagle Valley, Eagleville Districts
- East Pahranagat Range, Eastgate, Eastside, Eden Districts
- Edgemont, Edmonton, El Dorado, Eldorado, Elk Mountain Districts
- Ellendale, Ellison, Ellsworth, Ely Springs, Eureka Districts
- Fairfax, Fairplay, Fairview, Farrell, Ferber Districts
- Ferguson Spring, Fish Creek, Fish Lake Valley, Fitting, Fluorine Districts
- Forest, Forty-Nine Range, Freds Mountain, Freiberg Districts
- Gabbs, Galena, Gardnerville Districts
- Garfield, Gass Peak, Genessee, Geneva, Genoa Districts
- Geyser, Gibellini, Gilbert, Gilbert Canyon, Golconda Districts
- Gold Basin Districts
- Gold Butte Districts
- Gold Canyon, Gold Circle, Gold Crater, Gold Point Districts
- Gold Range, Gold Run, Goldbanks Districts
- Golden Arrow, Golden Gate Range, Goldfield Districts
- Good Hope, Goodsprings, Goose Creek, Gourd Springs Districts
- Grand Junction, Granite, Green Valley, Groom Districts
- Halleck, Hannapah, Harmony, Harrison Pass Districts
- Haystack, Hellsapoppin, Hicks, Highland Districts
- Hilltop, Holy Cross Districts
- Hooker, Hunter, Huntington Creek, Huntoon districts
- I.X.L, Illipah, Imlay, Independence Mountains Districts
- Indian, Iron Hat, Iron Point Districts
- Island Mountain, Ivanhoe, Izenhood Districts
- Jackson, Jackson Mountains, Jamestown Districts
- Jarbidge, Jefferson Canyon, Jersey Districts
- Jessup, Jett, Job Peak, Joe May Canyon Districts
- Johnnie District
- Jumbo, Jungo, Juniper Range Districts
- Lafayette, Lake, Lake Range, Larrabee Districts
- Las Vegas, Leadville, Lee Districts
- Leonard, Leonard Creek, Lewis, Lexington Districts
- Lida, Lime Mountain, Lincoln, Little Mountain Districts
- Little Valley, Lodi, Lone Mountain, Lone Pine Districts
- Longstreet, Loray, Lucin, Lucky Boy Districts
- Lynn District
- Maggie Creek District
- Manhattan District
- Manning, Marietta, Masonic, McClanahan, McClellan Districts
- McCoy, Meadow Valley Mountains, Mellan Mountain Districts
- Mercury Mountain, Merrimac, Metallic, Mill City Districts
- Millett, Mine Mountain, Mineral Basin Districts
- Mineral Hill, Moapa, Modarelli-Frenchie Creek, Montezuma Districts
- Moor, Moores Creek, Morey, Mormon Mountains, Mound House Districts
- Mount Grant District
- Mount Hope, Mount Moriah Districts
- Mount Siegel District
- Mount Tobin, Mountain City Districts
- Mountain House, Mountain View, Mountain Wells Districts
- Mud Springs, Muddy Mountains, Muncy Creek, Muttlebury Districts
- National District
- Nevada, New Pass, New York, Newark Districts
- Newberry, Nightingale, North Battle Mountain, Northumberland Districts
- Pahranagat, Palmetto, Pamlico Districts
- Panaca, Pancake, Papoose, Paradise Peak Districts
- Paradise Valley, Patterson, Peavine Districts
- Pennsylvania, Piermont, Pilot Mountains Districts
- Pilot Peak, Pine Wood, Pinto, Pioche Districts
- Placerites District
- Placerville, Pocopah, Poinsettia, Portuguese Mountain Districts
- Potosi, Poverty Peak, Proctor, Pueblo, Pyramid Districts
- Rabbit Hole District
- Ragged Top, Railroad, Railroad Springs, Rainstorm Districts
- Ramsey, Rand, Ravenswood Districts
- Rawhide District
- Rebel Creek, Red Butte, Red Canyon, Red Mountain Districts
- Red Ridge, Reese River, Republic, Reveille Districts
- Risue Canyon, Roberts, Robinson, Robinson Mountain Districts
- Rochester District
- Rock Creek, Rock Hill, Rose Creek, Rosebud Districts
- Round Mountain District
- Royston, Ruby Hill, Ruby Valley, Rye Patch Districts
- Sacramento, Safford, St. Thomas, San Antone Districts
- San Emidio, San Francisco, San Jacinto, Sand Pass Districts
- Sand Springs, Santa Fe Districts
- Sawtooth District
- Schellbourne, Scossa, Scraper Springs, Seaman Range Districts
- Searchlight District
- Segura Ranch, Seigel, Seven Troughs Districts
- Shady Run, Sharp, Sheephead, Sherman Districts
- Stan, Shoshone, Sierra, Silver Canyon Districts
- Silver City District
- Silver King, Silver Peak, Silver Star, Silverbow Districts
- Silverhorn, Silverton, Skookum, Sloan, Snake Districts
- Snowstorm Mountains, Sodaville, Southeastern, Spencer Hot Springs Districts
- Spring Valley District
- Spruce Mountain, Staggs, Star, State Line Districts
- Stateline Peak, Steamboat Springs, Steiner Canyon Districts
- Stonewall, Sulphide, Sulphur, Sunset Districts
- Sutor, Swales Mountain, Sylvania Districts
- Table Mountain, Talapoosa, Taylor, Tecoma Districts
- Telegraph, Tem Piute, Ten Mile, Tobin and Sonoma Range Districts
- Tokop, Talich, Tonopah, Toy, Transvaal Districts
- Trappmans, Trego, Trident Peak, Trinity Districts
- Troy, Truckee, Tule Canyon Districts
- Tungsten, Tungsten Mountain Districts
- Tuscarora District
- Twin River District
- Tybo District
- Wagner, Wahmonie, Ward, Warm Creek Districts
- Warm Springs, Washiki, Washington Districts
- Wedekind, Weepah, Wellington, Wells Districts
- Wendover, Westgate, Whiskey Flat, White Caps Districts
- White Cloud, White Horse, White Pine Districts
- White Rock Springs, Wild Horse, Willard Districts
- Willow Creek Districts
- Wilson, Wilsons, Windypah, Winnemucca, Wonder Districts
