The Mesona Property is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.5883, -115.93470
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Mesona Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mesona Property
Secondary: Mesona Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Freeport-Mcmoran Gold Co.
Info Year: 1991
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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 (Environmental Factors): LESS THAN 40 PPM CYANIDE IN TAILS. NO BIRD DEATHS TO DATE.
References
Reference (Deposit): NO. 109.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,
Reference (Deposit): 1983, P 408.
Reference (Deposit): MINING ENGINEERING: BULL RUN GOLD MINES LTD. V. 35, NO 5 MAY
Reference (Deposit): RESULTS ON EXPLORATORY WORK. MAY 25 1983.
Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD. MESONA PROPERTY/BULL RUN ANNOUNCES 1982
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.
