Old Ingalls Mine

The Old Ingalls Mine is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,879 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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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.