Vindicator Mine

The Vindicator Mine is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,549 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: Vindicator Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 7,549 Feet (2,301 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.94528, -117.78583

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 Vindicator Mine

Vindicator Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Vindicator Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3170


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Ellsworth District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Cominco
Years: 1980 -


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

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization Of Volcanics.


Rocks

Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF CLINTON BAIRD PROPERTY. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): VERY OLD WORKINGS: GLORY HOLE WOULD INDICATE SOME SMALL PAST PRODUCTION. NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1986.

Comment (Deposit): SAMPLE 3170 WAS CHIPPED FROM A VEIN IN AN ADIT BEARING N70W, 90 DEGREES. ADIT IS NOW PART OF A GLORY HOLE IN WHITE ARGILLIZED VOLCANICS

Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT-GLORY HOLE AND SEVERAL OLD SHALLOW SHAFTS. GLORY HOLE IS ABOUT 350 FT LONG AND 150 FT WIDE


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 10 MAY 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 99B, 1984, P. 91-94.


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.