The Divide Extension Mine is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.00111, -117.24028
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Divide Extension Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Divide Extension Mine
Secondary: Kendall Shaft
Secondary: Caldwell Shaft
Secondary: Mammoth No. 1 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Divide (Gold Mountain) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Divide Extension Mining Co. ; E. J. Bevis, Superintendent
Years: 1923 -
Owner Name: Divide Extension Mining Co. ; Z. Kendall, Pres.
Years: 1923 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Slips Of Various Orientations Traverse The Lode
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Potassic, Phyllic, Propylitic, Zoned Around Fault Zones And Fractures
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 4 IN OF $2000/TON ORE DISCOVERED IN JAN., 1920, BUT ORE WAS BUNCHY
Analytical Data: TO 40-60 OZ/TON AG. ORE IN 1920 RAN $20-$320/TON. 6.5 FT OF 224 OZ/TON AG ORE
Materials
Ore: Cerargyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): 3 CLAIMS ADJOINS THOSE OF THE TONOPAH DIVIDE CO. ON THE NORTH; 20 ACRES . UTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN 1923.
Comment (Deposit): IN MARCH 1921, ORE SHOOT WAS DISCOVERED, 4-8 FT WIDE, 120 FT LONG, BETWEEN 100 AND 200 FT LEVELS
Comment (Workings): KENDALL SHAFT: CALDWELL SHAFT-100 FT. DEEP IN 1919 WITH A CROSSCUT AT 45 FT AND ONE AT 100 FT SHAFTS WERE 425 AND 200 FT DEEP IN 1923; SURFACE PROSPECTS AND TRENCHES, DRIFTS, WINZES
References
Reference (Deposit): KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1921, USGS BULL 715, P. 167-168
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923
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. 1135-1136.
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1185-1186.
Reference (Production): BONHAM AND GARSIDE, 1979, P. 125.; WEED, W.H., 1922, P 1185-1186
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.
