The South Gold Mining Co. is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.94083, -116.41722
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South Gold Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Gold Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Eden District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Terrell, C. R.
Home Office: Tonopah
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: Kawich Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: OWNERS CLAIM OF ORE ZONES ASSAYING $3-$5 PER TON.
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): REPORTED TOTAL PRODUCTION OF $5,000
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 1000 FT ADIT (CAVED), A 500 FT ADIT, A 300 FT ADIT WITH A 50 FT WINZE.
References
Reference (Production): KRAL, 1951, P. 53
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 50, P. 53
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.
