Elko Prince

The Elko Prince is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Elko Prince

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Gold Circle

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1913
Discovery Year: 1913
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: North Trending Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SEE N B. PM MINING DISTRICT FILES

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF A 60 FT SHAFT A 240 FT. DRIFT, AND A 700 FT. CROSSCUT. THE PROPERTY OCCUPIES ROUGHLY 90 ACRES. ORE RESERVES WERE ESTIMATED BY F.F. SHARPLES TO BE 11,400 TONS IN 1913 W/ AN AVERAGE WRADE OF $48 PER TON (1913). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN ALONG CRUSHED SHEETED ZONE IN RHYOLITE, OXIDIZED TO A DEPTH OF 150FT. VEIN CARRIES NATIVE GOLD, ARGENTITE, & HORN SILVER.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, 240-FT. DRIFT, 700-FT. CROSSCUT.

Comment (Geology): VEIN IS FOUND ALONG CRUSHED SHEETED ZONE WITHIN THE RHYOLITE ANDESITE CROPS OUT JUST TO THE NORTHEAST. THE ORE IS OXIDIZED TO A DEPTH OF 150FT.

Comment (Production): ORE RESERVES IN 1913 ESTIMATED AT 11,400TONS OF $48/TON ORE (1913 PRICES).

Comment (Development): THE PROPERTY OCCUPIES ROUGHLY 90 ACRES. ORE RESERVES WERE ESTIMATED (IN 1913) TO BE 11,400 TONS WITH AN AVERAGE GRADE OF $48/TON.(1913)

References

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER A. E. (1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO, CO. NEV. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54

Reference (Deposit): SMITH R. M. (1976-50) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): SIRDEVAN (1913) REPORT ON ELKO PRINCE MINE, N. B. OF M. MINING DISTRICT FILES.

Reference (Deposit): ROTT E. H. (1931) ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GOLD CIRCLE DIST. NEV, NEV. BUR. OF MINLS BULL 12

Reference (Production): SIRDEVAN, (1913)

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.