Florence Divide

The Florence Divide is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,942 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

Name: Florence Divide  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,942 Feet (1,811 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 38.02056, -117.23917

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Florence Divide MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Florence Divide
Secondary: Smiling Girl
Secondary: Baby Girl No. 1 Claims


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Divide 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

Owner Name: Florence Divide Mining Co
Years: 1920 -


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

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $5 - $8 /TON ASSAYS FROM RHYOLITE OUTCROSS (1920) RICHEST ORE $5/LB


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): 4 CLAIMS AND A FRACTION BETWEEN THE SUTHERLAND ON THE NORTH AND SMUGGLER ON THE SOUTH.. UTM IS TO SHAFT ON CLAIMS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN 1919 WITH SINKING OF SHAFT

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, STOPES


References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1920, MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XIV, P. 1139.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG MAP FILE; CLAIM MAP OF DIVIDE DISTRICT

Reference (Production): WEED, W.H., 1920, P. 1139.


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.