Elder Creek Mine

The Elder Creek Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada.

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

Name: Elder Creek Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 40.3031, -116.84690

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Elder Creek Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Elder Creek Mine
Secondary: Elder Creek
Secondary: Shoshone Properties


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District


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: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Alta Gold Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1996


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Plant Subtype: Precipitation
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Open Pit
Milling Method: Leach-Precipitation
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

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED 20 MILES SE OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN. ALSO LOCATED IN SEC 13, R 45E & SEC 7, & 18, R 46E. ALSO UNDER MSHA ID #2670168. MINING WAS COMPLETED AT THE END OF 1990. HEAP LEACH PRODUCED GOLD TILL END OF 1992.


References

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P242.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

Reference (Deposit): P. 11.

Reference (Deposit): NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. SPECIAL PUBLICATION 10, 1990,


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.