Zorro Group

The Zorro Group is a silver and gold mine located in Nye 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: Zorro Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 38.12778, -116.91556

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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Reference (Deposit): CARPER, A.F., 1921, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON ZORRO GROUP, HANNAPAH MINING DISTRICT, NYE CO.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

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.