The Carrie Mine is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,051 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,051 Feet (2,149 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.16528, -117.67583
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Carrie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carrie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Gilbert District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1925
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Monte Cristo Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED $40,000 TO 1927.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 230 FT 50 DEGREE INCLINED SHAFT WITH THREE LEVELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1927, THE GILBERT DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BULL. 795-F, P. 138-139.
Reference (Production): FERGUSON, 1927, P. 138.
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING; 1962B; MOLYBDENUM IN NEVADA; NEV. BUR. OF MINES; REPORT 2
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
