Mottini Mine

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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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: Mottini Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

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

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.