Alto Divide Mine

The Alto Divide Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,161 feet.

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Mine Info

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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.