Gossan

The Gossan is a lead, zinc, silver, and copper 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

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Site Name

Primary: Gossan

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lone Mountain 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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Bleaching, Sericitization Of Granite

Rocks

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Plumbojarosite

Comments

Comment (Workings): 40-FT INCLINED SHAFT

Comment (Geology): POSSIBLE PRESENCE OF A PORPHYRY CU DEPOSIT

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA. EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Location): SOUTH OF THE GOLD EAGLE, ACCESSIBLE BY 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON DIRTROAD. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): POSSIBLY A FEW TONS OF OXIDE ORE PRODUCED

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED ZONE OCCURS ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN SILICATED AND MARBELMINERALIZED ROCK IS A GOSSAN WITH PLUMBOJAROSITE, SMITHSONITE AND CU OXIDES. GRANITE PORPHYRY IS BLEACHED AND SERICITIZED, INTRUDING A SMALL DIORITE BODY AS WELL AS MULE SPRINGS LIMESTONE.

Comment (Workings): 30-METER SHAFT, SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS ON PROPERTY

References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM,H.F., JR., 1979, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): ALBERS,J.P. AND STEWART,J.H. 1972, NBMG BULL. 78.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 83-8, 83-11, 1983

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.