The Suprise Mine is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Douglas county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Suprise Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Suprise Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #3482 & #3483
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Gardnerville
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Aragonite
Unknown: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, ONE ON EAST, ONE ON WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE; SMALL CUTS & PIT ON RIDGE TOP. WESTERN ADIT TRENDS EAST, BUT TURNS TO NORTH ABOUT 20 FEET INSIDE PORTAL. IT MAY BE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET IN LENGTH AND HAS A LARGE DUMP. EASTERN ADIT TRENDS WEST BUT IS CAVED AT THE PORTAL.
Comment (Deposit): CARBONATE ROCKS STRIKE N70W, DIP 45 SE. VEINS GENERALLY PARALLEL THE NW TREND OF THE RIDGE.
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J. V., NBMG SAMPLE SITE # 3482 & #3483 VISIT, APRIL 12, 1989
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.
