The Zorro Group is a silver and gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Zorro Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Zorro Group
Secondary: Zorro No. 1-6
Secondary: Zorro Fraction, Dodge Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Hannapah District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: George Le Duke
Years: 1921 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES NORTH OF MCKINNEY TANKS, 18 MILES E OF TONOPAH. EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN.
Comment (Deposit): ORE OCCURS IN SMALL QUARTZ SEAMS IN RHYOLITE, AND IN PLACES IN A WHITE TALL ALONG FAULT ZONES
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, AND SEVERAL 5-8 FT. DEEP CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): CARPER, A.F., 1921, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON ZORRO GROUP, HANNAPAH MINING DISTRICT, NYE CO. NV: NBMG FILE 232 ITEM 3
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.
