Maricopa Mines

The Maricopa Mines is a silver mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,073 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: Maricopa Mines  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation: 7,073 Feet (2,156 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 39.5428, -117.05560

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MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Maricopa Mines

Maricopa Mines MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Maricopa Mines
Secondary: Patriot Vein
Secondary: True Blue


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander


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

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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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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

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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): IN NEW YORK CANYON; POSS IN SEC 33

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 594, 1915, PT1, P. 110-111

Reference (Deposit): NEV. BUR. OF MINES REPORT 2, 1962, P. 25


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.