The Gold Crown Group is a silver and gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,249 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: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.51361, -118.73694
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Gold Crown Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Crown Group
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1489
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Farrell District; Stonehouse District; Seven Troughs District (Northern Part)
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1489 OF QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.5% MG, 0.3% CA, 0.3% TI, 50 PPM MN, 10 PPM AG, 30 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 20 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 20 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 200 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 100 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Deposit): WIDE FAULT ZONE IN FE-OXIDE STAINED VOLCANIC ROCK-APPEARS TO BE A DIKE CUTTING HORNFELS. CHALCEDONIC QUARTZ IN VEINS ON MARGINS OF DIKE, STRIKE N 30-40 E, VERTICAL. STRUCTURE IS PARALLEL TO THAT AT SITE 1488 TO SOUTH.
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, CUTS
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY IN 1984
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 6 JUN 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.
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.
