The Gold Circle is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Gold Circle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Circle
Secondary: Gold Circle Group
Secondary: Bam Gerger Group
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: 1910
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: North Trending Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SEE CARPER (1920) M. B. OF M. DISTRICT FILES
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEINS IN ZONE OF CRUSHED FAULT GOUGE RHYOLITE CARRY NATIVE GOLD
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, DRIFTS, SHORT ADITS
Comment (Geology): THE VEINS (THERE ARE TWO SMALL VEINS ON THE PROPERTY) HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY BRECUATED AND ARE RED COLORED DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF HEMATITE ALONG W/QUARTZ AND TALC.
Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPEMENT CONSISTS OF A 80 FT. DEEP SHAFT ON THE WEST VEIN, DRIFTS, AND SHORT ADITS. CARPER IN HIS REPORT HAS INCLUDED A CLAIM MAP, AND GEOLOGIC SKETCH MAP OF THE AREA ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): CARPER A. F. (1920) REPORT ON BAMBERGER MINES CO., GOLD CIRCLE GROUP, N. B. OF M. MINING DIST. FILES.
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS W. H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, LAUDER AND EUREKA CO., NEV., USGS BULL 408
Reference (Production): SMITH, R. M. (1976)
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER A. E. ETAL(1957) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NV. NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 54
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NV., NEV. BUREAR OF MINES, USGS OPEN-FILE RPT
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.
