Berlin Mine

The Berlin Mine is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 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

Name: Berlin Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 38.88167, -117.60583

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Berlin Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Berlin Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Union 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: The Nevada Co.,
Years: 1951 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1898
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: Shoshone Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Two Sets Of Faults Which Cut The Veins


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AG/AU RATIO WAS 7-12 AG TO 1 AU. SULFIDE CONTENT OF ORE WAS ABOUT 2


Materials

Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): OWNED BY THE NEVADA CO. IN 1898, BY THE GOLDFIELD-BLUEBELL CO. IN 1908 AND BY THE NEVADA CO. IN 1928. A. A. SMITH TREATED TAILINGS 1911-1914. 16 PATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINE SHAFT 360 FT DEEP WITH EIGHT LEVELS.


References

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL 50, P. 199-200

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, A.M.,1920'S,UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE BERLIN MINE: NBMG FILE 258, ITEM 5.

Reference (Production): KRAL, 1951, P. 199


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.