The Mineral Ridge District is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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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
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Mineral Ridge District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Ridge District
Secondary: Silver Peak District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: SILVER PEAK DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: LENSES (QUARTZ IN LIMESTONE)
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1867
Discovery Year: 1864
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: R
Description: NW-SE BELT OF FOLDED, FAULTED TERTIARY SEDS E OF SIERRAS, S TO MOJAVE, N TO N. NEVADA
Type: L
Description: NW, EW, NS FAULTS; ORE BODIES IN N-NW STRUCT.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: SULFIDE (SECONDARY); DECOMP. OF DIORITE
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, 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: USGS PROF. PAPER 55, 174 P.
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T. B., 1936, NONFERROUS-METAL DEPOSITS; USGS BULL. 871, P. 60
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A H, AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES; USGS PROF. PAPER 610
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F C, 1923, MIN DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: RENO P. 80-81
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.
