The Miners Dream Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,079 feet.
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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: 6,079 Feet (1,853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.42611, -116.81222
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Miners Dream Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miners Dream Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Hilltop District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Roberts Mtns Thrust At Depth
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Production): $5000 TO $100,000 WORTH OF AU AND AG
Comment (Deposit): ALSO, PLACER WORKINGS OCCUR IN THE CANYON BELOW THE MINE, WITH A PRODUCTION OF LESS THAN $5,000, CHIEFLY IN GOLD.
Comment (Location): IN HILLTOP CANYON ONE MILE BELOW HILLTOP SITE
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV: BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88
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.
