The Redemption Mine is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,781 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,781 Feet (1,762 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.33361, -117.37500
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Redemption Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Redemption Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Hornsilver (Gold Point, Lime Point) District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BEST CONCENTRATES CARRIED 40% PB, 30% ZN AND 40 OZ/TON AG.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Wulfenite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S
Comment (Location): REFERENCES GIVE CONFLICTING LOCATIONS. UTM IS CLOSE TO THE LOCATION SHOWN ON PL. 2 OF NBMG BULL 78. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): 2 ADJACENT PARALLEL VEINS
Comment (Workings): SMALL TUNNELS, SHALLOW WINZES
References
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., SEPT 1909, MIN & SCI. PRESS, P. 433-NBMG FILE. 92, ITEM 7.
Reference (Deposit): SANFORD & STONE, 1914, USGS BULL. 585, P. 123
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 380, P. 42-43.
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J., 1962, NBMG REPORT 2, P. 17
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.
