Dewitt

The Dewitt is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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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.