The Mottini Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,249 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.66806, -118.21472
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Mottini Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mottini Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Ixl 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
Owner Name: Mottini, Charles
Years: 1918 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Cu
Orebody
Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Siliciation; Silicification
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S
Comment (Development): 300 TONS ORE SHIPPED IN "SEMI-EARLY" DAYS (LATE 1800'S)
Comment (Deposit): CRUSHED, FISSURED ZONES ALONG IGNEOUS CONTACT. FOOTWALL OF VEIN IS GRANODIORITE;HANGING WALL IS GRAY LIMESTONE AND SLATE.
Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN. REPORTED SECTION QUESTIONABLE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL ADITS(ONE 450 FT LONG) WITH A 60-FT. CROSSCUT
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, USGS OFR
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.
