The Oriental Wash Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Oriental Wash Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oriental Wash Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Aurum, Inc.
Info Year: 1989
Years: 1988 - 1990
Owner Name: Mineral Drill, Inc.
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1983
Years: 1983 - 1983
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Deposit): NDMI (1991, P. 33) REPORTS THE LOCATION OF THIS MINE IN SEC. 31; OTHER YEARS IT IS REPORTED IN SEC. 28.
References
Reference (Deposit): OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1990, P. 33.
Reference (Deposit): NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECITON, 1991, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
Reference (Deposit): OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1988, P. 25.
Reference (Deposit): NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1989, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
Reference (Deposit): OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1983, P. 17.
Reference (Deposit): NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1984, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE
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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.