Penny Mine

The Penny Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda 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: Penny Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.3111, -117.38890

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Penny Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Penny Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Bill Matovich And Ray Dennison
Company ID: 2601337
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1982

Owner Name: Bailey, Norman
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1976


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 (Location): NOTE: THIS MINE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN BOTH SECS. 24 AND 29. CAVEAT EMPTOR ON THE LOCATION!


References

Reference (Deposit): OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982, P. 17.

Reference (Deposit): NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1982, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE

Reference (Deposit): OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1976, P. 18.

Reference (Deposit): NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 1977, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE


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.