The Upper Dry Cottonwood is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.0542, -117.23810
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Upper Dry Cottonwood MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Upper Dry Cottonwood
Secondary: Tonopah Merger
Secondary: California Group
Secondary: Tonopah Extension
Secondary: Dry Cottonwood Creek
Secondary: American Gem Corp.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gemstone
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Sapphire
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: American Gem Corp., Greg Dhal
Home Office: Helena, Mt
Info Year: 1995
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ONE OF FIVE MINES OF AMERICAN GEM CORP., OTHERS INCLUDE - GEM MOUNTAIN (0300390374), ELDORADO (0300490412), LOVESTONE (0300490424), AND SPOKANE BAR SAPPHIRE (030490231) AS OF 1995.
References
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULLETIN 51, 1953, P. 119.
Reference (Deposit): PERSONAL COMMUNICATION ROBIN MCCULLUCH, MONTANA BUREAU OF
Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRY SURVEYS, P. 33.
Reference (Deposit): MINES & GEOLOGY, BUTTE, MT, 1995.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1994, DIRECTORY OF PRINCIPAL U.S.
Reference (Deposit): GEMSTONE PRODUCERS IN 1993; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL
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.
