Richardson Mine

The Richardson Mine is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 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

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Site Name

Primary: Richardson Mine
Secondary: Mrs. Myra Richardson and Kirk Willis of Tonopah.

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Hannapah District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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
Discovery Year: 1907
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: Monitor Hills

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Nw-Striking Hannapah Fault Zone.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Silicification, Argillization, Propylitization.

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES AVERAGED 0.03 OZ GOLD AND 11.5 OZ AG PER TON

Materials

Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): PROPERTY COVERS ABOUT 160 ACRES NEAR EAST EDGE OF DISTRICT, ADJOINING HANNAPAH PROPERTY ON THE EAST.

Comment (Development): MAY HAVE BEEN RELOCATED IN 1940 AS THE SILVER LEAFPROPERTY WAS CONTROLLED BY WORLD EXPLORATION CO OF FT. WORTH, TEXAS, WHO DID A LITTLE WORK IN 1927-1928 BUT SUSPENDED OPERATIONS IN 1929.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF 310 FT INCLINE SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 60, 107, 200, AND 260 FT. WATER IS ENCOUNTERED AT 220 FT.

Comment (Production): BEN RICHARDSON SHIPPED ORE VALUED AT $15,900 BETWEEN 1922-1935.

References

Reference (Deposit): (NO NAME),1955, UNPUBLISHED PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SILVER LEAF GROUP, HANNAPAH,NYE CO,NEV: NBMG FILE 231,ITEM 1.

Reference (Production): KRAL, 1951, P. 74

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 73-74

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.

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.