Simmerone Mine

The Simmerone Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,899 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

Name: Simmerone Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.71472, -117.20167

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Simmerone Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Simmerone Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Goldfield Hills


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PIPELIKE


Structure

Type: L
Description: The Dacite Strikes North And Dips 45 W.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Iron


Comments

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE VALUE AT $5,000 WAS PRODUCED

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 50 FT SHAFT AND A 110 FT INCLINE SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLD FIELD, NEVADA: USGS PP 66, P. 244


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.