Pamlico Mines No. 3

The Pamlico Mines No. 3 is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 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: Pamlico Mines No. 3  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.45167, -118.46417

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Pamlico Mines No. 3 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pamlico Mines No. 3


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Hawthorne


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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: High Angle Faults Strike Nw And Cut Vein At Each End


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): POSSIBLE SITE OF GOLD BAR MINE

Comment (Location): 2,200 FT EAST OF MINE #2 , ALONG SW EDGE OF THE OLD OWL CLAIM

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THIS VEIN WAS WORKED FOR A LENGTH ABOUT 120 FT. BETWEEN TWO ZONES OF HIGH-ANGLE FAULTS


References

Reference (Deposit): ARCHBOLD, PAUL, 1970 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PAMLICO MINING, DIST. 1 MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 74


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.