The Thomsen Mine is a gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.81667, -118.49389
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Thomsen Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Thomsen Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2851
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Haystack 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Merv Thomsen Of Battle Mountain, Nevada
Years: 1984 -
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
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2851 OF HIGHLY OXIDIZED LIMONITIC PORTION OF VEIN CONTAINS 10% FE, 0.5% MG, 7% CA, 1% TI, 1500 PPM MN, 0.5 PPM AG, 3000 PPM AS, 0.25 PPM AU (AA ANALYSIS), 50 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 30 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 15 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 20 PPM SC, 300 SR, 150 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 150 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT; ROADS, WATER SYSTEM
Comment (Location): PROPERTY IS 6 MILES UP LONG CANYON ON GOOD ROAD. WORKINGS COVER MOST OF SECTION 16 AND THE NW CORNER OF SECTION 21. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): MINE HAS PRODUCED FOR 30 YEARS OR MORE. EARLY LODE CLAIMS; LATER A PLACER PROPERTY. EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES A $300,000 WATER SYSTEM, LARGE PIT CONSTRUCTION AND ROAD DEVELOPMENT.
Comment (Deposit): SMALL GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS IN GRANODIORITE; IN SHEARS. ONE SHEAR ON THE N SIDE OF THE PROPERTY HAS STRINGERS OF QUARTZ IN IT WITH POSSIBLE FREE GOLD (SAMPLE 2851)
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 15 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.
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.
