The Mike Phelps and Dick Johnson Mine is a gold mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Mike Phelps and Dick Johnson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mike Phelps and Dick Johnson Mine
Secondary: May Be Same As One of Pennsylvania Mines.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Viola?
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Mike Phelps And Dick Johnson
Years: 1953 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Tuff
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: UP TO $100/TON IN AU (1953)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): ELGIN AREA, MEADOW VALLEY WASH; 8.6 MILES BY ROAD FROM ELGIN UTM ESTIMATED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): ABOUT 40 TONS ORE MILLED, WITH POOR RESULTS, IN A SMALL GIBSON POCKET HUNTER, 1 MILE BELOW THE MINE; ALSO ABOUT 1 CAR ORE SHIPPED
Comment (Deposit): SILICIFIED TUFF BED MINERALIZED WITH COPPER AND GOLD. SOME VERTICAL "FEEDER" VEINS NOTED BELOW TUFF.
Comment (Workings): MUCH MINOR SHAFT WORK DONE; DEEPEST SHAFT ABOUT 30 FT
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG DISTRICT FILE 178, ITEM 3; 1953
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.
