George and Charlie Mine

The George and Charlie Mine is a manganese mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,400 feet.

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: George and Charlie Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 41.40056, -117.37778

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George and Charlie Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: George and Charlie Mine


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Poverty Peak 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
Discovery Method: 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

Model Name: Replacement Mn


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Ne-Trending Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON SOUTHEAST FLANK OF HOT SPRINGS RANGE ACCESSIBLE BY 4WD TRAIL FROM ROAD FOLLOWING HUMBOLDT RIVER.

Comment (Geology): MANGANESE OXIDES REPLACE CHERT AND CHERTY SHALE ALONG SHEAR ZONE.

Comment (Deposit): OWNER REPORTS CARS OF ORE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED FROM PROPERTY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

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


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.