Mesona Property

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

Name: Mesona Property  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

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

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.