The Norman Mines is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 9,101 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
Elevation: 9,101 Feet (2,774 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.77861, -115.37139
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Norman Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Norman Mines
Secondary: Lake
Secondary: Yellow Jacket
Secondary: Wasp
Secondary: Tibo
Secondary: Summit
Secondary: Grey Rock
Secondary: Grey Rock 1
Secondary: Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Jarbidge District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: G. M. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1910
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Crater Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE $23/TON IN 1910
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): A CROSS SECTION OF VEIN IN TUNNEL NO.1 OXIDIZED ZONE OF QUARTZ AND ORE-15 FEET SULPHIDE ZONE OF QUARTZ AND ORE-12 FEET LIGHT/BROWN QUARTZ(PROBABLY OXIDIZED)-6 FEET. BEST ORE IS IN HANGING-WALL SIDE OF THE SULPHIDE ZONE. IS PROBABLY THE SOUTHERN EXTENSION OF THE ALTITUDE VEIN. DISCOVERED IN JULY, 1910 BY OLAF NORMAN OF JARBIDGE BY PANNING FLOAT ON THE SLOPE. HE OWNED AND WORKED IT 1910. DEVELOPED BY ABOOUT 1600 FT. OF WORKINGS, CONSISTING OF 3 CROSSCUT TUNNELS AND DRIFTS BETWEEN 9000 AND 9300 FT. ELEVATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): QT HEAD OF JARBIDGE RIVER; IN THE UPPER WEST SLOPE OF THE CRATER RANGE, ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE MARYS RIVER DIVIDE.
Comment (Production): AVERAGE $23/TON IN 1910
Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS, DRIFTS.
Comment (Geology): RHYOLITE IS COARSE GRAINED AND PARTIALLY PORPHYRITIC, SPRECKLED WITH WINE-COLORED QUARTZ. CONTAINS FE OXIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C.(1923)JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT, N.V., USGS BULL.741
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M., MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., USGS OPEN FILE 1976-56
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C.(1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAINMINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NV., USGS BULL 497.
Reference (Deposit): FAIRBANK AND O'BYRNE, J.F.(1911) JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT MAP
Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C.,(1923)
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.
