The Tonopah Extension is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.0711, -117.23390
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Tonopah Extension MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tonopah Extension
Secondary: Dry Cottonwood Creek
Secondary: Lower Dry Cottonwood
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gemstone
Tertiary: Sapphire
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Gem River Co.
Info Year: 1995
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Placer
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): PROPERTY IN PERMITTING AND EXPLORATION STAGE IN 1995.
References
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 51, 1953, P. 54.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 42, 1905,
Reference (Deposit): P. 181-184.
Reference (Deposit): PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH ROBIN MCCULLUCH, MONTANA BUREAU
Reference (Deposit): OF MINES & GEOLOGY, BUTTE, MT, 1995.
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.
