The Mountain View Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.97333, -118.93361
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Mountain View Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain View Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Mountain View: Granite
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitized Granodiorite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Sulfur
Comments
Comment (Production): GROSS YIELD = $4,500.00 PRODUCTION DATA CUMMULATIVE FOR ENTIRE MOUNTAIN VIEW / GRANITE DISTRICT . A SMALL AMOUNT OF AU WAS PRODUCED IN 1909.
Comment (Workings): VEIN OPENED BY THREE SHORT DRIFTS AND A SHAFT NEAR THE BASE OF THE HILL.
Comment (Location): WEST OF SUMMIT UNSURVEYED
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: VEIN FILLING IS QTZ. AND IRON OXIDE
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D. C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL 58
Reference (Deposit): HILL ( 1915 P 131 - 132 ) SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF. AND NW NEV. USGS BULL 594
Reference (Production): ROSS
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.
