The Esmeralda Prospect is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.77611, -117.70528
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Esmeralda Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Esmeralda Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865)
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Surface
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1905
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thrust Faults
Type: L
Description: N-And Ne-Trending Faults
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
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): 3-4 TONS WERE PACKED ON A MAN'S BACK TO TARANTULA SPRINGS, WHERE IT IS SAID TO HAVE MILLED $100. TO THE TON.
Comment (Deposit): ALASKITE-QUARTZ LENSES, MAY BE ON THE SAME ZONE OF LENSES AS THE GOLDEN EAGLE
Comment (Workings): 35-FT. LONG CUT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Production): SPURR, J.E. (1906) P. 63
Reference (Deposit): SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1976, SILVER PEAK: HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA SERIES, NO. 8: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA.
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E.,(1906), U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO. 55.
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.
