Mohawk Mine

The Mohawk Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,699 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: Mohawk Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.71611, -117.21889

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Mohawk Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mohawk Mine
Secondary: Mohawk Shaft
Secondary: Frances-Mohawk Shaft
Secondary: Upper Curtis Shaft
Secondary: Truett Shaft
Secondary: Mohawk No. 1 Shaft
Secondary: Hayes-Monnette No. 1 and No. 2 Shafts
Secondary: Mackenzie Shaft
Secondary: Oddie Shaft
Secondary: Begole Shaft
Secondary: Kalfus Shaft
Secondary: Curtis No. 1 Shaft
Secondary: Mcnaughton Shaft
Secondary: Rickard No. 1 and No. 2 Shaft
Secondary: Incline Shaft
Secondary: Mohawk No. 2 Shaft


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Bismuth


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co..


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Discovery Year: 1906
Discovery Method: Other
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


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

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1933-ASSAYS OF RICH ORE GAVE 541 OZ/TON AU, 0.25% AG, 2.42% TE, 0.35% BI.


Materials

Ore: Bismuthinite
Ore: Famatinite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Marcasite


Comments

Comment (Development): ORE WAS DISCOVERED AT A DEPTH OF 250 FT.

Comment (Production): AN ADDITIONAL $3,910,430 NET WAS PRODUCED BY LESSEES FROM 1906-1907, THE TONNAGE IS UNKNOWN.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A TOTAL OF 3,140 FT OF SHAFTS, 2,170 FEET OF DRIFTS, 3,715 FEET OF CROSSCUTS, 1,565 FEET OF RAISES, AND 465 FEET OF WINZES.


References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD, NEVADA: USGS PP 66, P. 204-209.

Reference (Deposit): MOUNT, PRISCILLA, 1964, BISMUTH IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 65, P. 78.

Reference (Production): RANSOME, 1909, P. 204.


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.