Gold Crown Group

The Gold Crown Group is a silver and gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,249 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: 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.