Fairday Mine

The Fairday Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Fairday Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.70917, -116.82778

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Fairday Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fairday Mine
Secondary: Fairday Nos. 1
Secondary: 7 and Wanetta No. 4 Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Cactus Spring District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: M. E. Bailey And Assocs Of Goldfield
Years: 1915 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Veins Are Cut By Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 53.80 OZ/T AG.
Analytical Data: VEIN MATERIAL ASSAYED .04 OZ/T AU AND 14.76 OZ/T AG. ANOTHER RAN 0.10 OZ/T AU


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): 27 MILES DUE EAST OF GOLDFIELD OR 35 MILES SE OF TONOPAH, ONE MILE FROM CACTUS SPRING

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL VEINS. MAIN VEIN HAS 2 BRANCHES

Comment (Workings): 4 SHAFT, DRIFTS, WINZES, OPEN CUTS, CROSS CUTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): STOTESBURY, H.W., 1915, REPORT ON FAIRDAY PROPERTY, CACTUS RANGE: NBMG FILE 219, ITEM 1


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.