The Arrowhead Esperanza Mines Co. is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.09278, -116.16194
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Arrowhead Esperanza Mines Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arrowhead Esperanza Mines Co.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Arrowhead District; Needles District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Owner Name: Arrowhead Esperanza Mines Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1919
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thrust Fault
Type: L
Description: Nnw-Trending Fault; E-W-Trending Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): ORGANIZED IN 1919 TO DEVELOP CLAIMS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE DISTRICT. NO ACTIVITY IN 1985.
Comment (Location): IN NORTHEASTERN PART OF DISTRICT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV.
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1921, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XIV.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP I-806
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1985, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION
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.
