Green Hill Mines

The Green Hill Mines is a gold and silver mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.

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

Name: Green Hill Mines  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.66361, -119.41889

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Green Hill Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Green Hill Mines
Secondary: Don Dero
Secondary: Gold Center
Secondary: Butte
Secondary: Renegade Gold Ledge
Secondary: Eli
Secondary: Cabin
Secondary: Cabin No. 2
Secondary: Clipper
Secondary: Anita


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Olinghouse (White Horse) District


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

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Olinghouse Fault Zone


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitization


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): DEEPEST MINE WORKINGS EXTEND APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET BELOW SURFACE, GRADE OF ORE REPORTEDLY DECREASED RAPIDLY WITH DEPTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, HF, GEOL & MIN DEP WASHOE & STOREY CO, NEV, NBMG BULL 70 1969


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.