The Dewitt is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Dewitt MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dewitt
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Mccoy
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1934
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
Form: TABULR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Diorite Intrudes The T2 Cane Spring Form.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limestone Has Been Pyrometasomatized By Intrusive
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): OPENED BY A 50-FT. INCLINED SHAFT
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT
Comment (Geology): THE LODE STRIKES NORTHEAST AND DIPS 60 NW
Comment (Deposit): LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF MCCCOY THE PROPERTY IS OPENED BY A 50 FOOT INCLINED SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV. N.B.M. BULL 88
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER F.C. (1934) THE MICOY MINING DISTRICT, LANDER CO. NEV. USGS. BIRC. 10
Reference (Deposit): MCKEE E.H. & STEWART J.H. (1968) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MCCOY QUADRANGLE, USGS OPEN-FILE MAP
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.
