The Mattmueller Mine is a mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,520 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,520 Feet (2,292 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 37.49111, -117.56556
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Mattmueller Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mattmueller Mine
Secondary: Roanoke
Secondary: E.B. & R.
Secondary: Elsie Belle
Commodity
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Palmetto District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Palmetto Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: The Diorite Dike Strikes N15w, Dip 50ne.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: THREE SAMPLES FROM THE VEIN ASSAY 0.00, 0.01, AND 0.06% SB.
Materials
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 120 FT ADIT WITH A 115 FT DRIFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, E.F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 61, P. 65-66
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.
