The 29 Pines Mine is a mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,451 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: 8,451 Feet (2,576 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.38417, -116.85528
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29 Pines Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: 29 Pines Mine
Secondary: Giant No. 1 and No. 2 Claim.
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Longstreet 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
Owner Name: Robert Bottom And Robert Limon
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1962
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Host Rock Is Bleached And Argillized.
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF PROSPECTS, CUTS, AND AN ADIT.
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE
References
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.
