The Talmadge Gold Mining Co. Claim North is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,951 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,951 Feet (1,814 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.72833, -117.20333
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Talmadge Gold Mining Co. Claim North MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Talmadge Gold Mining Co. Claim North
Secondary: Senator, Duckwater Dam, Alhambra, Atlanta, April, Apex,
Secondary: Annie Fraction, Lost Canteen, Long Shot, Economist, Tom Henry,
Secondary: Gold Bell and Friday Claims
Secondary: Overlook, Overlook Fraction, Duckwater Dam N 1/2 Claims.
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Talmadge Mining And Milling Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1918
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IN 1925, 5 ASSAYS RAN $8.80 TO $22.80/TON IN GOLD.
Materials
Gangue: Alunite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Commodity): $14280 OF GOLD WAS TAKEN FROM VEIN ON THE 150-FT LEVEL.
Comment (Location): 320 ACRES ABOUT 1.5 MILES NE OF TOWN OF GOLDFIELD AND 1.5 MILES SE OF GOLDFIELD. NORTH SET OF CLAIMS LIE ON APEX AND NE SLOPE OF VINDICATOR MOUNTAIN. SOUTH CLAIMS ARE ON MEYER'S MOUNTAIN. . UTM IS TO SHAFT IN NORTH CLAIM AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Production): $14280.00 WORTH OF GOLD MINED TO 1930
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS OPEN CUTS, TRENCHES. PRINCIPAL SHAFT IS ON ALHAMBRA CLAIM. PRODUCTION WAS FROM THE VEIN AT THE 150-FT LEVEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, ROBERT W., 1930, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON TALMADGE GOLD MINING CO.
Reference (Deposit): SCARLETT, WILLIAM, 1926, UNPUBLISHED ENGINEERS REPORT OF THE TALMADGE GOLD MINING CO: NBMG FILE 91
Reference (Production): JOHNSON, R.W., 1930
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.
