The Riddle Mine is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Riddle Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Riddle Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Aura
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Bull Run Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Sericitic
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Development): ONE ADIT SHOWN ON QUAD. SHEET
Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN; SHEAR ZONES
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT SHOWN ON TOPO SHEET
Comment (Deposit): ONE ADIT IS SHOWN ON THE BULL RUN 15' QUAD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R. M., (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): DECKER R. W., (1962) GEOLOGY OF THE BULL RUN QUAD. ELKO CO., NEV BUR OF MINES BULL. 60.
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.
