The Manhattan District is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Manhattan District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Manhattan District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: MANHATTAN DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: SUMMA CORP.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: LIMESTONE REPLACEMENT, NETWORK QTZ VEINS
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Discovery Year: 1905
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: ANTLER BELT. THRUST FAULT; E-W FOLDING (PALEO), ANTICLINES OVERTURNED TON. GENTLE N. DIP TO TER BEDS.
Type: L
Description: NE SETS OF FAULTS; EW SETS; OVERTHRUST AND ORE BODIES TREND NW
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: CONTACT METAMORPHISM
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1924, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MANHATTAN DIST., NEV.: USGS BULL. 723, 162 P
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A.H., AND BERGENDAHL, M.H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS IN THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 193
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., AND CATHCART, S. H. 1954, GEOLOGY OF THE ROUND MOUNTAIN QUAD, NEV.: USGS GEOL QUAD. MAP, GQ-40
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W.H., AND GARREY, G H, 1907, NOTES ON MANHATTEN DIST.; USGS BULL. 303 P. 84-92
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.
