The Goldfield Tailings Project is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,518 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.73972, -117.23167
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Goldfield Tailings Project MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Goldfield Tailings Project
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Blackhawk Mines Corp.
Years: 1983 -
Owner Name: Blackhawk Mines Corp., Russell E. Manley, Pres.,
Home Office: P.O. Box 469, Tonopah, Nv. 89409
Years: 1983 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1982
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH OF DOWNTOWN GOLDFIELD ABOUT 2.5 MILES ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): LISTED AS AN ACTIVE OPEN PIT AND HEAP LEACH OPERATION IN 1982 EMPLOYING 10 PERSONS; 16 PERSONS IN 1983.
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN 1981
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.
