The Enterprise Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,879 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,879 Feet (1,792 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.29667, -117.40806
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Enterprise Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Enterprise Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop (Gold Mountain) 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
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): RECENT (REPORTED IN 1971) BULLDOZING IN AREA, BUT OLD MINE & MILL PRESENT NOT OPERATED IN MANY YEARS
Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE WITH QUARTZ VEINLETS
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT, RECENT BULLDOZER ACTIVITY.
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J. AND BONHAM H., 1971, NOTES ON BRIEF FIELD EXAMINATION OF ENTERPRISE MINE: NBMG FILE 103, ITEM 3
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.
