The Reno May is a lead, zinc, 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.55611, -119.84389
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Reno May MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Reno May
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Peavine District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): THE VEIN, SIMILIAR TO THAT OF THE MAZY, SHOWS THE SAME PYRITIZED, BLEACHED ANDESITE WITH SMALL NODULES OF QUARTZ SULFIDE ORE (HILL, P 195). THE VEIN ON THIS PROPERTY STRIKES N 10 DEG E AND DIPS 60 DEG E (OVERTON, P 78)
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, JM, USGS BULL 594, 1915
Reference (Deposit): OVERTON, TD, MIN RES OF DOUGLAS, ORMSBY, WASHOE, CO, NEV NBMG BULL 46, 1947
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.
