The Mary is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,998 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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
Elevation: 6,998 Feet (2,133 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.7936, -117.69360
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Mary MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mary
Secondary: Mary-Drinkwater 0320090738
Secondary: Mineral Ridge 0320090371
Secondary: Silver Peak 0320090735
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Richfield Resources
Owner Name: Black Mammoth Consolidated Mininng Co. (Bmcmc)
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1920 - 1942
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Combined Methods
Milling Method: Unspecified
Year First Production: 1920
Discovery Year: 1863
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Exploration): FROM 1976 TO 1977 EXPLORED BY HOUSTON OIL & MINERALS CORP.
References
Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P 335, "MARY/DRINKWATER PROJECT"
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL, 1994/95, MINES DIRECTORY, US MINES & MINING
Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, 79.
Reference (Deposit): 1995/96, NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, P8, "MINERAL RIDGE".
Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, PP. 258, 259, "MINERAL RIDGE".
Reference (Deposit): MSHA RPT DATED JUNE 18, 1981
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL, 1996/1997, MINES DIRECTORY, US MINES & MINING
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 55, 1906, PP.23,54-55
Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL.78, 1972, P.46, PL.2
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 225, 1904, PP. 112-113
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.
