The Alto Divide Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,161 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: 6,161 Feet (1,878 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.11944, -117.71083
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Alto Divide Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alto Divide Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Gilbert (Desert) 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
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
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.5 MILE NORTH OF THE ORIGINAL GILBERT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): SMALL VEIN OF FINE-GRAINED QUARTZ AND DARK SILICEOUS MATERIAL WITH RHYOLITE FRAGMENTS AND SMALL CHERT FRAGMENTS
Comment (Workings): 30-FT DEEP SHAFT; 90-FT SHAFT A FEW HUNDRED FT NORTH, ACROSS ROAD, ON A SMALL VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS AND STEWART, 1972, NBMG BULL. 78, PL. 2
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1927, USGS BULL 795-F, P.143
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.
