Simmerone Mine

The Simmerone Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,050 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Simmerone Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1904
Discovery Year: 1905
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULA PIPE

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fissures, Sheeting

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitization, Kaolinization, Silicification

Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 21.500000+-
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 21.500000+-
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 21.500000+-
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 21.500000+-
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Alunite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Iron

Comments

Comment (Location): ON SAME RIDGE AS BLUE BULL WORKINGS, BETWEEN BLUE BULL AND COMMONWEALTH. UTM IS TO SHAFT IN CLAIM AREA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Commodity): SMALL HACKLY PARTICLES OF GOLD IN ALUNITE

Comment (Production): SMALL BUNCH OF RICH ORE STOPED FROM NEAR THE SURFACE.

Comment (Deposit): PARALLEL FISSURES GIVE SHEETED EFFECT-STRIKING N-S, DIP 45 W, WITH MUCH SILICIFICATION. GOLD DISTRIBUTED IN SMALL HACKLY PARTICLES IN ALUNITE.

Comment (Workings): 50-FT VERTICAL SHAFT; 44 DEGREES INCLINE 110 FT. LONG

References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS PP 66, P. 244.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86

Reference (Production): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, P. 244.

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.