The Mexican Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Storey 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
Mexican Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mexican Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Storey
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: VEIN
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1867
Discovery Year: 1867
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Structure: Anticline
Description: NORTH-TRENDING ANTIDINE, REGIONAL DIP TO WEST OR NORTHWEST
Type: L
Structure: FAULTING
Description: FAULTS
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: PROPYLITIC
Alteration Text: PROPYLITIZATION OXIDATION, PYRITIZATION
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): STODDARD,CARL AND CARPENTER,J.A.,1950,MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES,NBMG BULL. 49.
Reference (Deposit): BONBAM, H.F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 70
Reference (Deposit): BASTIN, E.S., 1922, BONAZA ORES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK; UNPUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL.
Reference (Deposit): WPA STATE WRITERS PROJECT,1940-41,INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE COMSTOCK,UNPUBLISHED OPEN-FILE REPORT,NBMG.
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.
