Pandora

The Pandora is a gold mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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: Pandora  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.29222, -119.71556

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Satelite image of the Pandora

Pandora MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pandora
Secondary: Monarch Gold Mining Co
Secondary: Campbell Tunnel
Secondary: Bargo


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Jumbo (West Comstock) District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Walker Lane Fault System


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylization


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): RECORDS ARE NOT CLEAR AS TO THE EXACT LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY. NBMG BULL 70 SHOWS A CAMPBELL TUNNEL LEADING TO THE PANDORA SHAFT, INDICATING THE CAMPBELL MINE (SHOWN ON TOPO SHEET) MAY BE ONE ACCESS TO THE PANDORA. THE PANDORA WAS PRODUCING IN 1908-09 PANDORA CLAIM (MS 4326) AND BARGO LODE (MS 4291) BOTH LOCATED IN SE 1/4 SEC 34, BOTH TREND NE, BARGO LIES SE OF PANDORA

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION NOT IN WELL-DEFINED VEINS, BUT AS SMALL, ISOLATED SHOOTS IN BRECCIATED ANDESITE


References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, HF, GEOL & MINERAL DEP, WASHOE & STOREY CO, NEV, NBMG BULL 70, 196


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.