Williams Mine

The Williams Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,598 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: Williams Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.47778, -115.99889

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Williams Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Williams Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Eureka 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: 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: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Silver Conner Normal Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Anglesite


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM PRECISION 500 M

Comment (Production): MINE PRODUCED ORE WITH HIGH GOLD, MODERATE SILVER, AND LOW LEAD CONTENT

Comment (Geology): THE MINE PRODUCED ORES OF HIGH GOLD MODERATE SILVER AND LOW LEAD CONTENT.

Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF PROSPECT RIDGE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): ORE LOCALIZED BY FRACTURED, BRECCIATED FAULT ZONES IN DOLOMITE


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (ELY) MILS NO 117, REF. 3201100121

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN T.B. (1962) THE EUREKA MINING DISTRICT, USGS PROF PAPER

Reference (Production): NOLAN, T.B. (1962)

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO. NEV, NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64


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.