The Nevada Wonder Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada.
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Nevada Wonder Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nevada Wonder Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Wonder
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
Not available
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: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation To 1300-Ft Level
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: OXIDIZED ZONE TO 1300 FT.
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Stephanite
Ore: Wulfenite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Workings): THIS MINE WAS DEVELOPED TO A DEPTH OF MORE THAN 2,000 FEET AND TOTAL UNDERGROUND WORKINGS EXCEED 12 MILES IN LENGTH. THE WORKINGS EXPLORE THE NEVADA WONDER VEIN, WHICH LIES PARTLY ON THE CONTACT BETWEEN RHYOLITE AND INTRUSIVE DACITE, AND PARTLY WITHIN RHYOLITE. THE VEIN CONSISTS OF QUARTZ MUDELY BANDED WITH FELDSPAR AND IS LIMONITE-STAINED. THE SILVER GOLD ORE OCCURS CHIEFLY IN THE QUARTZ-ADULARIA GANGUE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, RONALD, AND SPEED, R.C., 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA, NBMG BULL 83.
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE CARSON SINK AREA, NEVADA, 1947, NBMG FILES
Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING; 1962 B; MOLYBDENUM IN NEVADA; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT 2
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG; 1940; MINING DISTRICTS IN CHURCHILL CO.; US BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV.; 7093
Nevada Gold
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.
