The Gold Coin Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,679 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,679 Feet (1,731 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.74472, -117.18722
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Gold Coin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Coin Mine
Secondary: Jumbo Extension Mining Co. Ground
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tellurium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield District; Diamondfield Subdistrict
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
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Alunitization
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.500000+-
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.500000+-
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 ASSAYS RAN 48.2 OZ/TON AU, 88.1 OZ/TON AG AND 814.65 OZ/TON AU, 579.85 OZ/TON AG.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cerargyrite
Gangue: Alunite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SOUTH SLOPE OF MCMAHON RIDGE; SOUTH OF THE DAISY MINE (EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Commodity): UNUSUALLY HIGH RATIO OF AG TO AU IN THESE ORES
Comment (Deposit): LODE-LIKE LEDGE, PROBABLY THE "SOUTH VEIN" OF THE DAISY MINE. ORE CAME FROM SMALL STOPES ABOVE THE 100-FT LEVEL.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 150-FT DEEP WITH 3 LEVELS IN 1905; SMALL STOPES ABOVE 100-FT LEVEL
References
Reference (Production): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS PP 66 P. 250.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 19, P. 65-66
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS PP 66, P. 110, P. 250.
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.
