The Goldfield Deep Mines Co. is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Goldfield Deep Mines Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goldfield Deep Mines Co.
Secondary: Consolidation of Former Commonwealth
Secondary: Blue Bull
Secondary: Atlanta
Secondary: C.O.D.
Secondary: And Goldfield Merger Properties
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Antimony
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
Owner Name: Goldfield Deep Mines Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Orebody
Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Along Nw-Dipping Fissures; Kaolinization; Pyritization; Alunitization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Enargite
Ore: Famatinite
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Alunite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): A DEEP SHAFT WITH LATERAL WORKINGS WAS DRIVEN IN A FRUITLESS SEARCH FOR A DEEP EXTENSION OF THE MAIN GOLDFIELD CONSOLIDATED VEIN SYSTEM. CONSOLIDATION OCCURRED IN 1920
Comment (Deposit): CHAIN OF IRREGULAR BUNCHES OF ORE; ALSO AN OXIDIZED ORE BODY NEAR SURFACE
Comment (Workings): A 2400-FT SHAFT HAD REACHED 1400 FT BY 1923. AT 2150 FT, MORE THAN 4500 FT OF CROSSCUTS AND LATERALS WERE DRIVEN IN SEARCH OF EXTENSION OF MAIN CONSOLIDATED VEIN SYSTEM
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Location): PROPERTY IS A CONSOLIDATION OF 36 CLAIMS ADJOINING GOLDFIELD CONSOLIDATED ON THE NW. PATENTED CLAIMS COVER OVER 1000 ACRES. UTM IS TO A SHAFT NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, NEVADA MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES: NEVADA NEWSLETTERS, RENO, NV.
Reference (Deposit): SEARLS, F., 1948, NBMG BULL. 48.
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1210-1211, 1213
Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS P.P. 66, P 243-244
Reference (Deposit): TURNER, 1911, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE GOLDFIELD COMMONWEALTH MINING CO. PROPERTY: NBMG FILE 91, ITEM 11.
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.
