Rip Van Winkle

The Rip Van Winkle is a lead, zinc, gold, silver, and copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Rip Van Winkle  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 41.12056, -115.99944

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Rip Van Winkle MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rip Van Winkle


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Merrimac


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1918
Discovery Year: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: TABULAR, BEDDED


Structure

Type: L
Description: East-Dipping Fault System, & N. Striking Rev. Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Silurian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: TOTAL PRODUCTION AVERAGED $19 TON (SMITH)


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Development): MAJOR PRODUCER IN THE DISTRICT FROM 1918 TO 1954.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN DEPOSITS ARE LOCALIZED ALONG A SEGMENT OF A NORTH-STRIKING REVERSE FAULT THAT DIPS STEEPLY WEST. THE VEINS ARE ALSO BOUNDED BY STEEP EAST-DIPPING MINERALIZED NORMAL FAULTS. BRANCH VEINS & BEDDED REPLACEMENT BODIES NEAR VEINS WERE ALSO MINED.

Comment (Workings): 1000 FEET OF SHAFTS AND 3500 FEET OF DRIFTS & CROSSCUTS

Comment (Geology): VEIN DEPOSITS ARE LOCALIZED ALONG A SEGMENT OF A NORTH-STRIKING REVERSE FAULT THAT DIPS STEEPLY WEST. THE VEINS ARE ALSO BOUNDED BY STEEP EAST DIPPING MINERALIZED NORMAL FAULTS. BRANCH VEINS, AND BEDDED REPLACEMENT BODIER NEAR VEINS WERE ALSO MINED. MOST OF THE MINED ORE CONSISTS OF THE OXIDATION PRODUCTS OF THE SULFIDES.

Comment (Deposit): MAJOR PRODUCER IN DISTRICT FROM 1918-1954 THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY APPROX 1000 FT. OF SHAFTS AND 3,500 FT. OF DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): MOST OF MINED ORE WAS OXIDATION PRODUCTS OF SULPHIDES, AND INCLUDED SILVER & COPPER ORE AVERAGED $19/TON.


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

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

Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M., (1976), P.112.


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.