The Ely Gibraltar Claims is a lead mine located in White Pine county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Ely Gibraltar Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ely Gibraltar Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Duck Creek
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Ely Gibraltar Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Dike, Numerous Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Comments
Comment (Location): 3 MILES NORTH OF MCGILL
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL LENGTH 900 FT AS OF OCT 1913
Comment (Geology): GALENA ASSOCIATED WITH WHITE CALCITE CRYSTALS, SURROUNDED BY SOME ANGLESITE AND CERUSSITE; ALONG A CLOSELY SPACED FISSURE SET. A FEW SMALL BODIES OF CU PITCH AND CU CARBONATE ORE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PB MINERALS AT THE SURFACE. AU FOUND ALONG A MUCH ALTERED INTRUSIVE DIKE IN A 4 TO 6 INCH QUARTZ STREAK
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, JAMES M 1916 NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, U.S. GEO BULL. 648
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.
