Mineral Ridge District

The Mineral Ridge 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: Mineral Ridge District  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.7942, -117.70420

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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

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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: LENSES (QUARTZ IN LIMESTONE)
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1867
Discovery Year: 1864
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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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

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.