Haystack District
Overview
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1914
Commodities: gold, silver, tungsten
Comments
Located on the northern and eastern slopes of the Antelope Range. The district includes Alpha Mountain.
References
Lincoln, 1923, p. 206; Stoddard, 1932, p. 76; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 15; Johnson, 1977, p. 57; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 161
Hellzapoppin District
Overview
County: Clark
Active: 1940
Commodities:
Comments
A mining district near Las Vegas for which a 50-ton mill was planned in 1940. The exact location is unknown, but may be the Frenchman Mine on the west side of Frenchman Mountain in the Las Vegas district, east of the city.
References
Averett, 1962, p. 51
Hicks District
Overview
Other Names: Mountain City, Gold Basin, Alder
County: Elko
Commodities: silver, lead, zinc, gold, manganese, copper, antimony
Comments
The Hicks district originally included only the Hicks and McDonnell mines near McDonald Creek. The district now includes Hicks Mountain, Hicks Creek, and Enright Hill, which, according to Smith (1976), may in some reports be included in the Mountain City district and, in others, in the Gold Basin or Alder districts.
References
Whitehill, 1877, p. 24; Angel, 1881, p. 394; Smith, 1976, p. 83; LaPointe and others, 1991, P. 110
Highland District
Overview
Other Names: Highland Valley, Pioche, Stampede Gap
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: lead, silver, gold, copper, tungsten, manganese, iron
Comments
The Highland district is located in the northern Highland Range and southern Bristol Range and generally includes the area from near Arizona Peak to north of Stampede Gap. The district is sometimes included in the Pioche district, to the east, and some properties are shared with the Comet district, to the south. Averett (1962) used the name Stampede Gap for a district in the vicinity of Stampede Gap, 10 miles west of Pioche.
References
White, 1871, p. 103; Whitehill, 1873, p. 97; Hill, 1912, p. 217; Lincoln, 1923, p. 124; Stoddard, 1932, p. 53; Averett, 1962, p. 91; Horton, 1962 Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 147
