The Mountain View Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.855, -119.50722
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Mountain View Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain View Mine
Secondary: Lakeview?
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Deephole 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
Owner Name: Wittkopp, R. W.
Home Office: P.O. Drawer 608, Sparks, Nv 89431
Years: 1985 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1938
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Cu
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shears
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED 0.9 OZ/T AG AND 0.25 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Tennantite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF SQUAW VALLEY RANCH . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ANACONDA OPTIONED THE PROPERTY FROM DISCOVERERS IN 1938. THE BURM-BALL CO. OPTIONED THE PROPERTY AND DEVELOPED SOME GOLD ORE IN A WINZE SUNK FROM THE MAIN ADIT LEVEL (LOWER). PRODUCTION IN 1939-1941 WAS FOLLOWED BY INTERMITTENT UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REWORK THE MINE, THE MOST RECENT IN 1961-1962. PROPERTY WAS STAKED OR RESTAKED DEC. 1979. NO ACTIVITY IN 1984.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN WITH BLACK SCHISTOSE HORNFELS, ASSOCIATED WITH GRAND DIORITE. SHEETED VEIN ZONE. CALCITE CRYSTALS ON DUMP, ALSO CALCITE VEINING AND CU OXIDE IN INTRUSIVE ROCK ON DUMP
Comment (Workings): 2 EAST-TRENDING, PARTIALLY OPEN ADITS, THE LOWER OF WHICH MAY BE OVER 1000 FT LONG. UPPER ADIT ABOUT 200 FT LONG. AT UPPER ADIT, THERE IS A SORT OF "SHAFT"-OPEN CUT AT SOUTH EDGE OF ADIT; 2 SHAFTS, DRIFTS, RAISES, WINZES
References
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.L., JR, 1969, NBMG BULL 70, P. 59.
Reference (Production): BONHAM, H.F., 1969
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 7-8-84
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.
