Manhattan District

The Manhattan District is a gold mine located in Nye 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: Manhattan District  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.55, -117.03330

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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

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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

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Materials

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Comments

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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

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.