The Lakeview Mine is a gold mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,440 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: 5,440 Feet (1,658 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.855, -119.50780
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Lakeview Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lakeview Mine
Secondary: Lakeview
Secondary: Mountain View Project
Secondary: Mountain View Mine
Secondary: Mountain View Tungsten Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Deep Hole
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
Type: Other
Type: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Independence Mining Co., Inc.
Percent: 40.00
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996
Owner Name: Euro-Nevada 1% Nsr
Info Year: 1996
Owner Name: Homestake Mining Co. (Can Earn 51% Up To 60%)
Percent: 51.00
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1995 -
Owner Name: Canyon Resources Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Colorado
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1995 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1978
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S
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 (Deposit): THIS EXPLORATION PROJECT INCLUDES PROPERTY IN THE MOUNTAIN VIEW TUNGSTEN PROSPECT MAS SEQ# 0320310009 & THE LAKEVIEW MINE PROPERTY MAS SEQ 0320310288: ALSO CHECK USGS ID DOO1213 (D001213)
References
Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, 11/20/93, P11.
Reference (Deposit): CANYON RESOURCES CORPORATION, 1995 FORM 10-K, PP. 17, 18.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, P338.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG), P. 61-62.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL, MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING
Reference (Reserve-Resource): 1995/96, NEVADA MINES DIRECTORY, P6.
Reference (Deposit): BULLETIN 70, P. 59-60, PL. 2.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, PP. 62, 128, 129.
Reference (Deposit): AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H. F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DESPOSITS OF WASHOE
Reference (Deposit): NO. 9, GEOLOGY AND MINING SERIES NO. 46 (BULLETIN 46,
Reference (Deposit): AND WASHOE COUNTIES: UNIV. OF NEVADA BULLETIN, VOL. XLI,
Reference (Deposit): MINING ENGINEERING, 09/95, P814.
Reference (Deposit): OVERTON, T. D., 1947, MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS, ORMSBY,
Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMPANIES, PP. 259, 260.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL, MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
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.
