The General Thomas Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,260 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,260 Feet (1,908 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.95278, -117.41611
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
General Thomas Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: General Thomas Mine
Secondary: Tonopah-Belcher Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lone Mountain (West Divide, Weepah)
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Tonopah-Belcher Mining Co. ; General Thomas Of Tonopah Co.
Years: 1905 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LENTICULAR BODIES OF "SAND" CARBONATE OF LEAD CONTAINING MODULES OF UNALTERED GALENA LAY ALONG THE PORPHYRY/LIMESTONE CONTACT
Comment (Location): IN THE GENERAL THOMAS HILLS EAST OF PAYMASTER CANYON. UTM IS TO ONE OF MANY WORKINGS ON PROPERTY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL INCLINES, 150-FT SHAFT (IN 1905)
References
Reference (Deposit): BALL, S.H., 1906, USGS BULL 285, P. 57-58.
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, NEVADA MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES.
Reference (Deposit): LAKE, A., 1904, MINING AND SCIENCE PRESS, V. 88, P.246.
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.
