Harmill Divide Mine

The Harmill Divide Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,024 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

Name: Harmill Divide Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 6,024 Feet (1,836 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 38.00139, -117.23472

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Harmill Divide Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Harmill Divide Mine
Secondary: Chimney, Nieta Claims
Secondary: Harmell Divide


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Divide 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE $6/TON (1920)


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): FRACTURE ZONE WITH SEAMS OF ORE

Comment (Workings): SHAFT

Comment (Location): 2 CLAIMS, 14 ACRES. UTM IS TO SHAFT LOCATED ON THE CLAIMS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT WAS UNDERWAY IN 1920 THROUGH THE 265-FT DIVIDE ANNEX SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1920, MINES HANDBOOK VOL. XIV, P. 1142-1143

Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED CLAIM MAP OF DIVIDE DISTRICT IN NBMG FILE.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.