Mohawk Mine

The Mohawk Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,669 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Mohawk Mine
Secondary: Mohawk Nos. 1 and 2,
Secondary: Slim Jim Fraction Originally Tennessee and Berkeley Claims,
Secondary: Relocated
Secondary: Partof Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co. After 1906, Mohawk Group,
Secondary: Mohawk Shaft, Frances-Mohawk Shaft, Upper Curtis Shaft, Truett Shaft,
Secondary: Mohawk Nol 1 Shaft, Mohawk No. 2 Shaft,
Secondary: Hayes-Monnette No. 1 and No. 2 Shafts, Mackenzie Shaft, Oddie Shaft,
Secondary: Begore Shaft, Kalfus Shaft, Curtis No. 1 Shaft, Mcnaughton Shaft,
Secondary: Rickard No. 1 and No. 2 Shafts, Incline Shaft.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1908
Time Period: 1904-1908
Material type: AU ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^$8,832,000 Produced By Lessees 330 Oz/Ton Au
Year: 1906
Time Period: 1904-1906
Material type: AU ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^ 46.5 Oz/Ton Ag, Average Of 34 Rich Samples

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Discovery Year: 1903
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR TO TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Faulting, Gouge Zones Terminate Ore Zones

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Alunitization

Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Early Miocene

Name: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Early Miocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Bismuthinite
Ore: Famatinite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tennantite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Alunite

Comments

Comment (Workings): OVER 15 SHAFTS (MOST EXPLORATORY). THE MAIN MOHAWK SHAFT WAS 600 FT DEEP WITH LEVELS AT 246, 350, 450 AND 600 FT BELOW COLLAR. STOPES EXTEND CONTINUOUSLY TO THE 600-FT LEVEL WITH MANY OTHER LEVEL WORKINGS, TOTALLING 3140 FT OF SHAFTS, 2170 FT OF DRIFTS, 37A M15 MEDIUM15 FT OF CROSSCUTS, 1565 FT OF RAISES, AND 465 FT OF WINZES.

Comment (Location): ADJOINING N. SIDE OF COMBINATION FRACTION . UTM IS TO MAIN SHAFT OF MANY ON THE PROPERTY. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1982

Comment (Production): IN OCTOBER, 1906, THE HAY-MONNETTE LEASE ON THE MOHAWK PROPUCED $1,300,000 WITH THE RICHEST SHIPMENT WEIGHING 47.7 TONS CONTAINING 609.6 OZ AU AND 75.4 OZ AG PER TON, GROSS VALUE $584,800 (1906 PRICES). TYPICAL RICH ORE FROM THE MOHAWK CONTAINED 1.5-2% BY WEIGHT GOLD (440-580 OZ/TON AU)

Comment (Development): GOLDFIELD MOHAWK MINING CO. INCORPORATED JULY, 1904 - THEN TAKENOVER IN 1906 BY WINGFIELD AND NIXON. MOHAWK NO. 2 BECAME ONE OF GOLDFIELD'S RICHEST PRODUCERS TO 1909, MOSTLY UNDER HAYS-MONNETTE LEASE AS WELL AS OTHERS

Comment (Deposit): HANGING WALL OF OREZONE CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF FISSURES, WHICH CHANGE ORIENTATION OFTEN. MUCH MATERIAL IS CLOSELY SHEETED. PAY SHOOTS WERE IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED IN THE LEDGES

References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS P.P. 66.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86.

Reference (Deposit): TOLMAN & AMBROSE, 1934, ECON. GEOL VOL.L 29, P 255-279

Reference (Deposit): MOUNT, PRISCILLA, 1964, NBMG BULL 65, P. 78.

Reference (Production): SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1982, P. 180; RANSOME, 1909, P. 204-205.

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.