Norman Mines

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

Name: Norman Mines  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

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

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.