Fortuna Mine

The Fortuna Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Lincoln 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: Fortuna Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 38.11167, -114.60250

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Fortuna Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fortuna Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Bristol-Jackrabbit District


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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Highland Thrust Plate


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Hydrozincite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Calamine
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): AREA UNSURVEYED

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT DIPPING 58W, 40 FT LONG WITH A DRIFT AT THE BOTTOM.

Comment (Geology): ORE VEIN IS MARKED BY A WELL DEFINED FOOTWALL THAT IS POLISHED AND SCORED WITH GROOVES. ABOVE THE FOOTWALL THE DOLOMITE IS A CRUSHED BRECCIA WITH LEAN MINERALIZATION. ORE ON THE DUMP CONTAINED THE HYDROZINCITE AND CALAMINE


References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.

Reference (Deposit): WESTGATE, L.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 P.

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.

Reference (Deposit): COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89

Reference (Deposit): NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 171, MAPS.


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.