Homer Verne Mine

The Homer Verne Mine is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,680 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Homer Verne Mine
Secondary: Adams Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Varyville District; Pine Forest 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: Richard Potter
Home Office: Boise, Idaho 83704

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Discovery Year: 1935
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Form: PINCH AND SWELL

Form: PINCH AND SWELL

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2969 IS ORE-GRADE MATERIAL FROM THE UPPER ADIT WHICH CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.5 % MG, 0.3 % CA, 0.15 % TI, 200 PPM- MN, 5 PPM AG, TR AU, 10 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 30 PPM BI, 70 PPM -CR, 200 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 1000 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 10-0 PPM V, 500 PPM ZN, 50 PPM ZR.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): EAST SIDE OF CREST OF RANGE; 1 MILE N. OF BLUE LAKE SECTION. ACCESSIBLE BY GOOD IMPROVED ROAD HIGH IN THE RANGE, ALSO BY A SHORTER ROUTE FROM THE EAST

Comment (Production): 1935-1940 PRODUCTION-ABOUT $27,000 WORTH

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS ARE IN LARGE QUARTZ VEIN SYSTEMS HOSTED BY PHYLLITES AND SLATES OF TRIASSIC AGE. THE MAIN ACTIVITY IS ON -AN E-W VEIN 8-12 FT WIDE, DIPPING SOUTH. VEIN PINCHES AND SWEL-LS ALONG STRIKE FORMING LARGE PODS UP TO 20 FT WIDE. VEIN IS A- FISSURE-FILLING WITH ADDITIONAL PARALLEL VEINS TRACEABLE ON T-HE SURFACE. VEIN IS REPORTED TO BE TRACEABLE ALONG STRIKE TO T-HE EAST FOR 3000 FT. ORE IS IRON-STAINED BRECCIATED QUARTZ WIT-H LOCAL RICH POCKETS OF FREE GOLD IN QUARTZ.

Comment (Workings): ADITS, PITS, TRENCHES, DRIFTS, RAISES, PROSPECTS, SEVERAL LARGE USABLE BUILDINGS, WATER SYSTEM, ORE-BIN, TRACKS AND TIMBER, A 5-STAMP M-ILL, TRUCKS,ETC.

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ VEINS

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPED BY 2 ADITS AND NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS AND TRENCHES

Comment (Development): OPERATORS PLANNING TO REOPEN WITH YEAR-ROUND OPERATION AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984, WITH AN IN SITU LEACH OPERA-TION. THE POTTERS BOUGHT THE MINE FROM THE ADAMS FAMILY AND AR-E CURRENTLY WORKING TO REOPEN THE UPPER WORKINGS AND GENERALLY- OUTFIT THE MINE FOR USE THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS. THEY ARE A-LSO DOZING AND TRENCHING IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXTEND THE UPPER VEI-N SYSTEM TO THE WEST IN HOPES OF STARTING A SECOND ADIT LOWER -ON THE MOUNTAIN AND COMING FROM THE WEST.

References

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59.

Reference (Deposit): BENNETT, R. E., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BLUE LAKE PROPOSED PRIMITIVE AREA; BLM REPORT ON FILE AT NBMG

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-30-84 AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

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.