The Hibbs Property is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.53333, -117.56583
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Hibbs Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hibbs Property
Secondary: Gibbs? Property
Secondary: Lyle, Tayo, Gibbs, and Southern Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Palmetto District (Oneota, Basalt, Mount Montgomery Districts)
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mr. J. R. Hibbs, Dan M. Trapp, Al Heinecke ;
Years: 1915 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR TO LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Post-Mineral Movement Along Vein
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 4 SAMPLES OF VEIN MATERIAL (1915) NEAR SURFACE GAVE $4.72, $10.90, $14.40 AND $16.50/TON, MOSTLY IN AU WITH UP TO 2.6 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Stetefeldite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Production): 18 TONS ORE DAILY BEING MILLED IN JUNE, 1916.
Comment (Workings): CAVED WORKINGS. SMALL 2-STAMP WAS BEING INSTALLED 2 MILES BELOW THE PROSPECT IN 1915, AND GLORY-HOLING THE PROSPECT WAS UNDER CONSIDERATION. OPEN CUTS, SHAFT
Comment (Location): "IN THE VICINITY OF LIDA, IN PALMETTOMTS ON N. SIDE, NEAR SUMMIT OF RANGE, AT 8000-8500' FT. ELEVATION, 5 CLAIMS TOTAL, INCL. WATER RIGHT S TO DEER & POCAHONTAS SPRINGS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): PROPERTY SOLD TO TONOPAH MINING CO. IN 1916
Comment (Deposit): SHEETED VEIN ZONE
References
Reference (Deposit): BLACKBURN, W.H., 1915, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE HIBBS PROPERTY: NBMG FILE 95, ITEM 7.
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, NBMG BULL 78.
Reference (Deposit): MILS, 1979, USBM.
Reference (Production): BLACKBURN, W.H., 1916
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.
