The Tonopah Extension Mining Co. is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,991 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,991 Feet (1,826 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.07111, -117.23389
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Tonopah Extension Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tonopah Extension Mining Co.
Secondary: Tonopah Extension Shaft
Secondary: Cash Boy Shaft
Secondary: McKane Shaft
Secondary: West Tonopah Shaft Victor Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Tonopah 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
Owner Name: Jim Keigley Victor Mine)
Years: 1980 -
Owner Name: Onaping Co (Canadian Lessee) With Subcontractor Parsons Construction Co
Years: 1980 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: San Antonio Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Tonopah Fault, Monarch-Pittsburg Fault, Rainbow Fault, Extension Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): IN 1980, PARSONS CONSTRUCTION CO HAD A SUBCONTRACT FROM ONAPING CO (LESSEE) TO REOPEN THE VICTOR SHAFT. THIS PROPERTY WAS (1916-1928) ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S BIGGEST PRODUCERS.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF THE 972 FT TONOPAH EXTENSION NO 1 SHAFT, THE 1,440 FT TONOPAH EXTENSION NO.2 SHAFT, THE 2,375 FT VICTOR SHAFT, THE 1,650 FT MCKANE SHAFT, THE 1,670 FT CASH BOY SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): THE COMPANY WAS ORGANIZED IN 1901 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM LOCATION IS OF THE TONOPAH EXTENSION SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E., 1905, GEOLOGY OF THE TONOPAH MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 42, P. 181-184
Reference (Deposit): CARPENTER, JA, ET AL, 1953, HISTORY OF FIFTY YEARS OF MINING AT TONOPAH: NBMG BULL. 51
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, TB, 1935, UNDERGROUND GEOL. OF TONOPAH MINING DIST.: NBMG BULL. 23
Reference (Deposit): THE TONOPAH TIMES BONANZA, AUGUST 6, 1980.
Reference (Production): CARPENTER, ET AL, 1953, P. 149
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.
