Tip Top Mine

The Tip Top Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,799 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: Tip Top Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.93, -118.30278

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Tip Top Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tip Top Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Buena Vista 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LINEAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS NEAR CONTACT OF ANDESITE WITH THYOLITE (BOTH TERTIARY AND PRESUMABLY POST-ESMERALDA) WERE MINED FOR GOLD AND SILVER.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)


References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OP MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADO: NBMG BULL. 58.

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OP NEVADA: RENO, NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO, P. 137-157.

Reference (Production): ROSS, D.C., 1961, TABLE 6.2


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.