The Commonwealth Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.71222, -117.19278
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Commonwealth Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Commonwealth 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
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
Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): 1904-1908-SMALL LOTS OF ORE SHIPPED FROM SHALLOW WORKINGS
Comment (Location): ON NORTH SLOPE OF RIDGE EAST OF BLUE BULL AND SIMMERONE MINES. 11 PATENTED CLAIMS COVERING 128 ACRES. UTM IS TO APPROXIMATELY CENTER OF CLAIM.
Comment (Deposit): SMALL IRREGULAR MASSES WITHIN DACITIC LEDGE MATERIAL
Comment (Workings): COMMONWEALTH SHAFT SUNK TO 400 FT; SUPERFICIAL WORKINGS. LATERAL WORKINGS AT THE 100 FT, 275 FT AND 400 FT LEVELS. ALSO AN INCLINED SHAFT 100 FT DEEP WITH A 100-FT DRIFT
References
Reference (Deposit): TURNER, 1911, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE GOLDFIELD COMMONWEALTH MINING CO. PROPERTY: NBMG FILE 91, ITEM 11.
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS P.P. 66,. P. 245
Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86.
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.
