The Wonder Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,349 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: 7,349 Feet (2,240 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.26222, -117.31333
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.
Wonder Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wonder Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop (Gold Mountain, Oriental Wash) 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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: More Than Two Stages Of Silica Flooding.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): REASONABLY NEW EQUIPMENT LYING AROUND ON SURFACE. RECENT SURFACE EXPLOTATION IN DRAINAGES TO E AND W AND ON RIDGE TO THE SOUTH (1983).
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IS VULLY, CO STAINED, CARRYS SULFIDES, FE STAINED.
Comment (Workings): ADIT IN ALLUNIUM.
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, P. 71-72, PL. 2.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH/BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 7 MAY 83.
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.
