Adams Mine

The Adams Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,571 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: Adams Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,571 Feet (1,698 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.74, -117.21722

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Adams Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Adams Mine
Secondary: Reorganized Cracker Jack Mining Co. After 1916


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Adams Goldfield Mining Co.
Years: 1916 -

Owner Name: Reorganized Cracker Jack Mining Co.
Years: 1916 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Columbia Mountain Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Alteration Of Sandstorm Rhyolite


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): SMALL AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION ABOUT 1904-1905.

Comment (Development): IDLE IN 1908; PROPERTY PURCHASED IN 1916 BY REORGANIZED CRACKER JACK MINING CO.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN

Comment (Location): 1.0 AIRMILE N40W FROM PEAK OF VINDICATOR MOUNTAIN 5 PATENTED CLAIMS, 80 ACRES . UTM IS TO SHAFT LOCATED ON THE CLAIM BLOCK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Workings): IRREGULAR WORKINGS LESS THAN 100 FT DEEP IN 1905. IDLE IN 1908. IN 1922, 320 FT SHAFT WITH WINZE TO 440 FT LEVEL AND CONSIDERABLE LATERAL WORKINGS OF WHICH SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET WERE COMPLETED IN 1919 AND UP TO SUMMER OF 1920 WHEN WORK WAS DISCONTINUED.


References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS PP 66, P. 239

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

Reference (Deposit): TYSSOWSKI, JOHN, 1909, GOLDFIELD AND THE GOLDFIELD DISTRICT OF NEVADA: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. VOL-87, JAN-JUN. P. 1229-1231. (DETAILED CLAIM MAP OF DISTRICT)

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1312-1313

Reference (Production): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, P. 239.


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.