The Atlas Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,167 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,167 Feet (1,575 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.96861, -118.05778
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Atlas Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Atlas Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2456
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Ten Mile District; Blue Mountain Area.
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: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Shale
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2456 FROM DOZER CUT ON WEST SIDE OF RIDGE CONTAINS 1.5 % FE, 0.3 % MG, 0.15 % CA, 0.15 % TI, 300 PPM MN, 100 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 20 PPM CR, 10 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 15 PPM NI, 5 PPM SC, 50 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 70 PPM ZR, AND 3.7 PPM HG (BY AA ANALYSIS).
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 2 GENERATIONS OF WORKINGS, WITH NEWER DOZER CUTS AND TRENCHES SUPERIMPOSED OVER OLDER INCLINED SHAFTS AND ADITS. NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985.
Comment (Location): ON SE SIDE OF BLUE MOUNTAIN. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): SHAFT IS HEAVILY FE-STAINED AND CUT BY SMALL QUARTZ VEINLETS. SHAFT IS ALSO CUT BY GRANITIC DIKES, DETECTED FROM FLOAT. QUARTZ IS GREASY DARK GRAY AND MILKY WHITE. MINERALIZATION MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ VEINS AND GRANITIC DIKES. MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY REPORTS THIS AS A SILVER PROSPECT WITH IRON-STAINED SHEAR ZONES IN PHYLLITE.
Comment (Workings): SERIES OF INCLINED SHAFTS AND ADITS SCATTERED OVER TOP OF RIDGE. LATER DOZER CUTS AND TRENCHES EMPLACED OVER OLDER WORKINGS AND ENCOMPASSING A MUCH WIDER AREA THAN THE OLDER WORKINGS.
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R. B., 30 APR 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.
Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, P. 29.
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.
