New Sutherland Divide Mine

The New Sutherland Divide Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,899 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: New Sutherland Divide Mine

State: Nevada

County: Esmeralda

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

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 38.01861, -117.24278

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New Sutherland Divide Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: New Sutherland Divide Mine
Secondary: Sutherland Divide Mining Co.
Secondary: Unlight Group

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Divide (Gold Mountain) District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: New Sutherland Divide Mining Co., C. R. Evans,President,
Years: 1923 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1901
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: Potassic,Phyllic,Propylitic,Zoned Around Fractures And Faults; Silicification

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1918 ASSAYS RAN $4-$40/TON WITH 40% IN AU, 60% IN AG
Analytical Data: AG INCREASES WITH DEPTH
Analytical Data: OUTCROPS ASSAYED $2.20/TON (1920) IN AU

Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): 7 CLAIMS, 1.5 MILES NORTH OF THE TONOPAH DIVIDE MINE; 130 ACRES. UTM IS TO A MAIN SHAFT IN SOUTH-CENTRAL PORTION OF CLAIM BLOCK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Production): JOSEPH B.KENDALL SHIPPED ORE FROM SURFACE WORKINGS IN 1907

Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN 1923.ORE SHIPPED FROM SURFACE WORKING BY LESSEES PRIOR TO 1920.

Comment (Workings): 900-FT INCLINED SHAFT, OPEN CUTS, SHALLOW SHAFTS, PIT; DRIFTS, CROSS CUTS; 200-FT VERTICAL SHAFT

References

Reference (Deposit): WEED,W.H.,ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK; VOL., XV,P.1291.

Reference (Deposit): 1918,UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE UNLIGHT CLAIMS (SUTHERLAND DIVIDE MINING CO.) NBMG FILE 87, ITEM 2.

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE,L.J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 9 JUL 82

Reference (Production): UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 1918, NBMG FILE 87, ITEM 2.

Reference (Deposit): WEED,W.H, ED, 1920, THE MINES HANDBOOK; VOL. XIV, P. 1160.

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN,F.C.,1923

Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33,P.124

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92,P.121-128,1979

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.