The Snowball Mine is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,919 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: 6,919 Feet (2,109 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.3375, -118.20500
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Snowball Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snowball Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): .5 MI. EAST OF FOTTLER MINE
Comment (Workings): VEINS ARE OPENED ON THE SURFACE BY A SERIES OF SHAFTS AND OPEN SLOPES TO DEPTHS OF 100 FT AND ARE ALSO CUT BY THE WATSUN TUNNEL, A 450 FT. CROSSCUT
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: REFER TO RECORD NO. M035392
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF. AND NW NEV., USGS BULL 594
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.
