The Gold Zone Divide Mining Co. Property is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.9925, -117.23917
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Gold Zone Divide Mining Co. Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Zone Divide Mining Co. Property
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Divide District (Gold Mountain 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: Gold Zone Divide Mining Co., W. Forman, Pres.,
Years: 1923 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Discovery Year: 1901
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Potassic, Phyllic, Propylitic, Zoned Around Fractures And Faults: Silicification; Argillic Alteration
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AG-AU ORE UP TO $385/TON (1920)
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): 9 CLAIMS ADJOINING THE TONOPAH-DIVIDE ON THE SOUTH. UTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN 1923. PRODUCED 1200 TONS OF $20 ORE TO MIO-1921
Comment (Deposit): ORE SHOOT ON 500-FT LEVEL 216 FT LONG, 4-7 FT WIDE, ASSAYING $18-$55/TON (1921)
Comment (Workings): 900 FT SHAFT WITH CROSS CUTS TO VEIN ON 300, 500, 700, 800 AND 900 LEVELS; RAISES, INTERMEDIATE DRIFTS, AND A CONNECTION MADE WITH THE TONOPAH-DIVIDE ON 500-FT LEVEL
References
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923
Reference (Deposit): KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1921, USGS BULL. 715-K.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33, P. 124.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92, P. 121-128
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1920, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XIV, P. 1142.
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED. 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1215-1216
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED CLAIM MAP OF DIVIDE DISTRICT ON FILE AT NBMG
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.
