Golden Amethyst Mine

The Golden Amethyst Mine is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,678 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Golden Amethyst Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2367

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Ten Mile 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

Owner Name: Richard W. Moyle, Pres.
Home Office: P.O. Box 606, Winnemucca, Nv 89445
Years: 1985 -

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: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .2 PPM AU, 110 PPM AS, .10 PPM HG. SAMPLE 2367, GRAB QUARTZ VEIN FROM OUTCROP CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.3 % MG, 0.02 % TI, 200 PPM MN, 10 PPM AG, 30 PPM B, 1 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 15 PPM CU, 10 PPM PB, 10 PPM NI, 10 PPM V, 10 PPM ZR, AND 0.15 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.
Analytical Data: GEOCHEM SAMPLE

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): LISTED AS AN ACTIVE OPEN PIT GOLD MINE AND MILL (1985). NO ACTIVITY OBSERVED AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984.

Comment (Deposit): BULLDOZER CUTS EXPLORE SPOTTY VEIN QUARTZ IN OLIVE PHYLLITE AND HORNFELS. QUARTZ VEIN MATTER IN SEVERAL 4-15 CM VEINS OF IRREGULAR THICKNESS AND VARIABLE QUARTZ CONTENT. VEINS EXAMINED IN ONE PIT TREND N70E, 55NW, AND ARE PARALLEL TO FOLIATION IN ROCKS, WHICH ARE LOCALLY HIGHLY SHEARED. LIMONITE BOXWORKS OCCUR AS CLOTS AND FRACTURE SURFACES ARE SLIGHTLY STAINED WITH MN OXIDES. FREE GOLD, AS FLAKES UP TO 2 MM IN DIAMETER, OCCURS ON TERMINATED QUARTZ CRYSTALS IN VUGS, (SAMPLE IN COLLECTION OF H.F. BONHAM). SUPERGENE FACTORS MAY BE IMPORTANT IN THE CONCENTRATION OF THIS GOLD.

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT, TRENCHES, PITS, BULLDOZER CUTS

Comment (Deposit): INCLINED SHAFT, TRENCHES, AND PITS DEVELOP MINERALIZED QUARTZITE BED FOR ABOUT 250 FEET ALONG STRIKE. FAULT PARALLELS 18 INCH THICK QUARTZITE BED INTERCALATED IN SLATE, BED STRIKES N73E, DIPS ABOUT 5M, AND CONTAINS WIRE GOLD ASSOCIATED WITH SMALL QUARTZ CRYSTALS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

References

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY (1964) MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOLUME I, P. 90.

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V. (1970) FIELD EXAMINATION.

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 10 OCT 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3. #5. STATE DIRECTOR OF MINES, 1984-5, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING 1983-1984, 1985.

Reference (Production): SO. PAC. CO., 1964

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.