Ramsey District
Overview
Other Names: Nevada, Gooseberry
Discovered: 1906
Commodities: gold, silver, antimony, mercury
Comments
Located in the eastern Flowery Range along the Lyon-Storey county line. The district extends into Storey County to include the Gooseberry Mine area. The central part of the district is at Ramsey on the southeastern flank of the Flowery Range in Lyon County. Stretch (1867) described a Nevada district, east of the Red Mountain and Castle districts, in this area.
References
Stretch, 1867, p. 68; Stuart, 1909, p. 140; Hill, 1912, p. 218; Lincoln, 1923, p. 130; Stoddard, 1932, p. 56; Stoddard and Carpenter, 1950, p. 79; Lawrence, 1963, p. 114; Moore, 1969, p. 24; Bonham, 1980
Rand District
Overview
Other Names: Copper Mountain, Bovard, Gillis and Gabbs Valley Ranges
County: Mineral
Discovered: 1906
Commodities: copper, gold, silver, lead, zinc, molybdenum, uranium, potash, turquoise
Comments
The Rand district includes the northern Gabbs Valley Range and extends generally from Wildhorse Canyon on the south to Copper Mountain on the north. The first discoveries were made at Copper Mountain in the northern part of district in 1906. The district became known as Bovard in 1907. The Rand Mine was discovered in 1908. The district was sometimes divided into three smaller districts; Copper Mountain on the northwest, and Bovard and Rand on the southeast. Rand was included in large Gillis and Gabbs Valley Ranges area of Garside (1973).
References
Hill, 1912, p. 206; Lincoln, 1923, p. 149; Stoddard, 1932, p. 58; Vanderburg, 1937a, p. 55; Schrader, 1947, p. 237; Ross, 1961, p. 78; Garside, 1973, p. 78; Jones, 1984
Ravenswood District
Overview
Other Names: Shoshone
County: Lander
Discovered: 1863
Organized: 1863
Commodities: silver, copper, lead, gold, tungsten
Comments
The Ravenswood district is west of the Reese River, south of Ravenswood Peak in the Shoshone Mountains, and about 25 miles northwest of Austin.
References
Stretch, 1867, p. 29; White, 1871, p. 441; Angel, 1881, p. 475; Lincoln, 1923, p. 114; Stoddard, 1932, p. 50; Lotz, 1934, p. 20; Vanderburg, 1939, p. 67; Stewart and others, 1977, p. 90; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 100
