Nevada Consolidated Mine

The Nevada Consolidated Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Nevada Consolidated Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 41.025, -117.88028

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Nevada Consolidated Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nevada Consolidated Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Ten Mile 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: Nevada Consolidated Mines


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Discovery Year: 1929
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Location): SECORNER SEC 1: ADJOINS PANSY-LEE MINE ON SOUTH; +/- 1000 M.

Comment (Deposit): 9 CLAIMS AND 80 ACRES OF PATENTED RAILROAD LAND

Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: VEINS ARE A FEW INCHES TO 5 FT. WIDE

Comment (Deposit): ORGANIZED IN 1929, THE COMPANY'S HOLDINGS COMPRISE 9 CLAIMS AND 80 ACRES OF PATENTED RAILROAD LAND NEAR BARRETT SPRING. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTED OF A SHAFT 265 FT DEEP AS WELL AS SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET OF OTHER WORKINGS. IT IS ON THE SAME VEIN AS THE PANSY LEE MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG, BULL. 59.

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM INFO. CIRC. 6995.

Reference (Production): WILLDEN R., 1964.


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.