The Monaco Claims is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,820 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,820 Feet (1,774 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.44806, -117.46722
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Monaco Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monaco Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lida District; Alida Valley 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Normal Fault, Folds
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal
Rocks
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECT GRAR ASSAYED: .028 OZ AU, 11.25 OZ AG, 23.75% CU, 25.10% PB.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): TRENCHES, SEVERAL SHAFTS, CONSIDERABLE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS.
Comment (Commodity): 3 CHANNEL SAMPLES ASSAYED; .112, .088, 9.006 OZ AU, AND 1.88, 2.13, .35 OZ AG RESPECTIVELY.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG, OPEN FILE DATA, FILE #95, ITEM 11, P. 37-39
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.
