The Diamondfield Property is a mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.74167, -117.15944
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Diamondfield Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Diamondfield Property
Commodity
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Goldfield District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Joe Murphy And Mrs. Lee Brotherton
Home Office: Manhattan
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1908
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: ISOLATED CRYSTALS, AGGREGATES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Alunization
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION TO CENTER OF SECTION
Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT KNOWN SINCE 1908
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SCATTERED PITS AND TRENCHES, AND TWO SHAFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E. H., U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PERSONAL FILES
Reference (Deposit): BAILEY, E.H. AND PHOENIX, D.A., 1944, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS IN NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 41, P. 144-145.
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.
