Golden Chariot Mine

The Golden Chariot Mine is a gold mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,839 feet.

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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

Name: Golden Chariot Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

Elevation: 4,839 Feet (1,475 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.83778, -115.52389

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Golden Chariot Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Chariot Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Platinum
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Goodsprings District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic replacement


Orebody

Form: VEIN IN SHEAR ZONE


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fracture Zones


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ONE ASSAY (UNVERIFIED) PT=0.5 OZ/TON (17 PPM). GRADE OF DEPOSIT: 0.105 OZ/TON AU (3.6 PPM), 0.45 OZ/TON AG (15 PPM), 14.65% CU, 0.5 OZ/TON PT (17 PPM). GOLD AT MILL REPORTED AT $20/TON


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. LOCATION GIVEN IS ON SHAFT SYMBOL WEST OF KEYSTONE MINE INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?

Comment (Production): ORE MILLED AT THE KEYSTONE MILL-SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS.

Comment (Deposit): MAP IN HEWETT, 1931. ORE IS IN IRON-STAINED SHEAR ZONES

Comment (Workings): 200 FT TUNNEL


References

Reference (Deposit): HEWETT, D.F., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 162, P. 107.

Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C.R., PAMPEYAN, E.H., BOWYER, BEN, AND ROBERTS, R.J., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 62, PL. 2.

Reference (Production): HEWETT, 1931, P. 107


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.