Goldfield District

The Goldfield District 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: Goldfield District  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.7103, -117.23250

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Goldfield District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Goldfield District


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Potassium
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: GOLDFIELD DISTRICT


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: SILICIFIED ZONES AT SHEAR INTERSECTIONS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1904
Discovery Year: 1902
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: TERTIARY DEPOSITS, DOMED AND FAULTED POST MIOCENE: NS AND EW FAULTS, STEEP DIP

Type: L
Description: COLUMBIA MT. FAULT, N-S, WITH LEFT LATERAL OFFSETS AT INTERSECTIONS WITH E-W FAULTS (800-900 FT OFFSET).


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIFICATION, HYDROTHERMAL


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J E, 1905, THE ORES OF GOLDFIELD, NEV.: USGS BULL. NO. 260, P. 132-139.

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DIST AND MIN. RES. NEV.: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB., P. 67-73.

Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 78, P. 67-69.

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L. 1909, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD, NEV.: USGS PROF. PAPER 66, 258 P.

Reference (Deposit): SEARLS, F. JR., 1948, GEOL AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD, NEV.: NEVADA UNIV. BULL., V42, NO 5, GEOLOGY AND MINING SER. 48, 24 P.

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A. H. AND BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1968; PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS PROF. PAPER 610


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.