Golden Crater Mine

The Golden Crater Mine is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,041 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

Name: Golden Crater Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 7,041 Feet (2,146 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.53222, -117.07694

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Golden Crater Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Golden Crater Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Manhattan District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Toquima Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: A Shear Zone Striking N 25 E, Dipping 57 Nw.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCED IN 1908 AND 1915. AMOUNT UNKNOWN

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1924, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT: USGS BULL 723, P. 143


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.