Shoshone Property

The Shoshone Property is a mercury mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 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

Name: Shoshone Property  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Mercury

Lat, Long: 41.1136, -116.54780

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Satelite image of the Shoshone Property

Shoshone Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Shoshone Property
Secondary: Midas
Secondary: Barringer Mercury Prospect
Secondary: Antelope


Commodity

Primary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): ORE BODY IN SW,SE, SEC.4 T.37 N R.48 E

Reference (Deposit): JUNCTION WITH VELVET CREEK.

Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SEC.4 & 9, CLAIMS REPORTED TO BE ON ANTELOPE CRK NE

Reference (Deposit): COMPRISES THE MIDAS GROUP OF ELEVEN UNPATENTED LODE-MINING C

Reference (Deposit): USBM REPORT OF INV (RI) 5285, 1956, P.33, 35

Reference (Deposit): USBM INFORM CIRC 8252, 1965, P.238


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.