The Old Ingalls Mine is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,879 feet.
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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: 4,879 Feet (1,487 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.31833, -117.53306
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Old Ingalls Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Ingalls Mine
Secondary: Silver Hills Nevada Property
Secondary: Adjoining Jaeggers Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tule Canyon 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Siver Hills Nevada Mines Co.
Years: 1922 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): 9 CLAIMS (+6 CLAIMS). UTMIS TO SHAFT IN MIDST OF WORKINGS FO THE MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): INGALLS MINE WAS BEING WORKED UNDER LEASE AND BOND IN 1923
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS SHAFTS, TUNNELS, TO 200 FT.
References
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., RENO, NV., P. 76-77.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA
Reference (Production): WEED, W.H., 1922, P. 1332
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XV, P. 1332.
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.
