The Golden State is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,518 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
Elevation: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.92222, -117.20778
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Golden State MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden State
Secondary: E
Secondary: E Extension
Secondary: Connecting Link Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Klondyke (Southern Klondyke) 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Golden State Divide Mining Co.
Owner Name: Knox Divide Mining Co.
Years: 1920 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Thrust Fault, Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2.0 AIRMILES EAST OF ROUTE 95 AND 2.3 AIRMILES WEST OF THE NYE COUNTY LINE. UTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): OLD MINE FIRST WORKED BY HARRY MACNAMARA. 75 CARS OF $20 ORE PRODUCED TO 1920; ABOUT 1000 TONS SHIPPED, 1920-1921
Comment (Deposit): OREBODY 56 FT X 20 FT X 9 FT AVERAGING $25 /TON IN AU AND AG, WAS OPENED AT 60 FT. DEPTH IN 1920'S
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 130 FT DEEP BY SEPT. 1921.
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92, P. 130-132
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV., P 1208, 1237-38
Reference (Deposit): CHIPP, E.R., 1969, UNR MINES THESIS 351
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.
