The Gypsy Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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
Gypsy Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gypsy Claims
Secondary: Goldsmith-Divide Mining Co. Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Hornsilver (Gold Point, Lime Point) 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
Owner Name: Goldsmith-Divide Mining Co.
Years: 1922 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): 5 CLAIMS, 3.75 MILES S E OF GOLD POINT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN EARLY 1920'S; SMALL SHIPMENTS MADE FROM TUNNEL WORKINGS
Comment (Deposit): HIGH-GRADE ORE REPORTED AT SURFACE
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P 1214-1215.
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO. RENO, NEVADA.
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.
