Houghton Mine

The Houghton Mine is a zinc mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 3,999 feet.

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: Houghton Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc

Lat, Long: 35.77167, -115.44000

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Houghton Mine

Houghton Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Houghton Mine
Secondary: Victory Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc


Location

State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Goodsprings


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: T. B. Keeler, P. S. Mcclanahan, M. T. Schwartz


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: North Westerly Belt Of Shearing (Fredrickson Rift Zone)

Type: L
Description: Verticle & Near Verticle Fractures Cross Workings Trending Nw To Ne


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Hydrozincite
Ore: Calamine
Ore: Smithsonite


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCED 200 TONS AVERAGING 19 - 23% ZINC

Comment (Workings): ORE MINED FROM OPEN CUT

Comment (Geology): ORE MINERALS IN VUGS IN THE DOLOMITE


References

Reference (Deposit): ALBRITTON AND OTHERS, 1954 , GEOLOGIC CONTROLS OF PB AND ZN DEPOSITS IN GOODSPRINGS DISTRICT,; USGS BULL 1010 P. 103 - 105 .

Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, ETAL, 1965


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.