Rattlesnake Mine

The Rattlesnake Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 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

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Site Name

Primary: Rattlesnake Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1189
Secondary: Us Patent Survey 3502a and B.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop (Bonnie Claire) 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: Bonnie Claire Bullfrog Mining And Milling Co
Years: 1907 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1897
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Gold Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE VALUE OF ORE WAS $23/TON

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): 1.5 MILES SSW OF ANDERSON WELL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): ABOUT 1897-1899 THE RATTLESNAKE MINE PRODUCED $150,000 WORTH OF ORE, THEN CLOSED, AND REOPENED AGAIN JUST PRIOR TO 1907

Comment (Deposit): FRACTURED QUARTZ VEIN, SECONDARY SILICA COATS VUGS AND BOGWORKS, SILICA VEINLETS CUT ROCKS, SILIGHTLY GOSSANY.

Comment (Workings): ADIT, SHAFT, SURFACE CUTS

Comment (Geology): PERTINENT MINERALS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: SILICA, IRON OXIDES, PYRITE, GANGUE MINERALS (QUARTZ, SPECULARITE)

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD HAS BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE INFORMATION FROM RECORD NUMBER M232146.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS, 1968, SCOTTYS JUNCTION SW 7.5 MINUTE SERIES TO POGRAPHIC MAP.

Reference (Deposit): BALL, S.H., 1907, USGS BULL 308, P.190

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA

Reference (Deposit): SMITH/BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 6 MAY 83.

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1907, USGS BULL 303, P. 81-82.

Reference (Production): RANSOME 1907, P. 81.

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.