The Irmine and Postum is a gold mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Irmine and Postum MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Irmine and Postum
Secondary: Irvine and Bauers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Highland (Outlying Area)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Geology): LEAF GOLD DEPOSITED ALONG PLANES OF FRACTURE AND FOLIATION IN SHALE LAYER. GOLD ORE REPORTED TO BE 12-18 INCHES THICK. A 10 FOOT LIMESTONE IS REPLACED BY IRON AND MANGANESE OXIDES. QUARTZ GALENA VEIN UP TO 1 FOOT WIDE.
Comment (Location): UTM'S APPROXIMATED-IN GENERAL AREA
Comment (Workings): 50 FT INCLINED SHAFT, 80 FOOT ADIT
References
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV BUR MINES BULL 73
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.
