The Hill of Gold Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda 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
Hill of Gold Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hill of Gold Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Meridian Land And Mineral Co., Billings, Mt
Years: 1982 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: San Antonio Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
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
Comments
Comment (Deposit): AU MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG A NORTHEAST - TRENDING FAULT WHICH SEPERATES TERT ODDIE RHYOLITE AND FRACTION TUFF.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): MERIDIAN HAS ABOUT 150 CLAIMS WHICH COVER THE AREA. DUMPS TRENCHED FOR SAMPLING WITHIN PAST FEW YEARS AND MEEIDIAN DID SOME DRILLING WITHIN LAST FEW WEEKS (1982) NORTH OF THE SHAFT.
Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFT . MILL FOUNDATION. THERE WAS A METAL BUILDING ON THE SITE FROM ABOUT 1977 TO 1979 OR SO WITH PILES OF ORE NEAR IT.
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION IS SPOTTY IN DRILL HOLES.
References
Reference (Deposit): CARSIDE, L.J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 8 JUL 82.
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR. AND GARSIDE, L.J., 1979, NBMG BULL 92.
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR. AND GARSIDE, L.J., 1979, NBMG BULL 96.
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1972, UNPUBLISHED REPORTS.
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.
