Nezelda Mine

The Nezelda Mine is a lead, gold, and silver mine located in Churchill 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: Nezelda Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.84722, -119.10556

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Nezelda Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nezelda Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Truckee


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Other Database): ABOUT 20 TONS OF ORE BY 1940

Comment (Workings): THE MINE WAS WORKED FOR GOLD, SILVER, AND LEAD IN THE 1880'S PRODUCTION IN 1940 HAD AMOUNTED TO ABOUT 20 TONS OF ORE THAT AVERAGED $30 PER TON.


References

Reference (Deposit): WILDEN, RONALD, AND SPEED, R.C., 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 83


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.