The Denver Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 39.31722, -119.77028
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Denver Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Denver Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Galena District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Walker Lane Fault System
Type: L
Description: Intrusive Contact
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND PROSPECT SYMBOLS SHOWN ON TOPOGRAPHIC MAP.
Comment (Geology): VEIN IS ADJACENT TO INTRUSIVE CONTACT.
Comment (Other Database): NONE RECORDED
Comment (Location): FRACTIONAL SECTION IN BONHAM (1969, P. 64) IS INCORRECT. CORRECT LOCATION CONFIRMED BY BONHAM (VERBAL COMMUNICATION 80CT91)
References
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, HF, 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE & STOREY COUNTIES NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 70
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.
