Free Gold and Extension Group

The Free Gold and Extension Group is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,551 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: Free Gold and Extension Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 5,551 Feet (1,692 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.70417, -117.06528

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Free Gold and Extension Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Free Gold and Extension Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Goldfield District


Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: Brincefield, O. J.
Home Office: Goldfield
Years: 1951 -

Owner Name: Perolaz, Emil
Home Office: Reno. Nv
Years: 1951 -


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: Goldfield Hills


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Dacite Is Sheared And Silicified.


Rocks

Name: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Production): MINOR SHIPMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THE PROPERTY.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN ADIT WITH 1800 FT OF LATERALS AND SEVERAL SHORTER ADIT AND SHAFTS


References

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL. 50, P. 72-73


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.