Divide Mine

The Divide Mine is a silver 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: Divide Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 41.37694, -116.35056

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Divide Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Divide Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Rock Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

Not available


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: S


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVG. GRADE WAS .46 OZ AU & 291 OZ AG PER TO


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): ONLY MINE IN THE DISTRICT. SMALL PRODUCTION OF AG-AU ORE WAS REPORTED IN 1918, AND ALSO IN 1929, TOTALLING LESS THAN $5000 WORTH

Comment (Deposit): ONLY MINE IN DISTRICT. SMALL PRODUCTION OF AG-AU ORE WAS REPORTED IN 1918, ALSO IN 1929. TOTAL WAS LESS THAN $5000 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION IN 1918 AND 1929 WAS LESS THAN $5000 WORTH.


References

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

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


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.