The Golden Ensign is a silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,732 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,732 Feet (1,747 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 41.82278, -115.94667
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Golden Ensign MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Ensign
Secondary: Silver Banner
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Mountain City
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Stephanite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyromorphite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION BETWEEN $5000 AND $100,000 WORTH INCLUDING SOME COPPER & TUNGSTEN
Comment (Development): EARLY PRODUCTION WAS GOLD-SILVER, WITH MINOR TUNGS TEN PRODUCTION IN ABOUT THE 1950'S
Comment (Deposit): VEIN
Comment (Deposit): PRODUCTION FIGURE FROM SMITH P. 126. PRODUCTION OF TUNGSTEN IS RECORDED FROM THE MINE IN 1950'S (?), BUT MAJOR PRODUCTION WAS GOLD-SILVER. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M. 71976) P 126.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M., 1976, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELK. COUNTY, NEVADA, U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPT. 1976-56
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.
