Desert King Mine

The Desert King Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Washoe 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: Desert King Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.56389, -119.75056

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Desert King Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Desert King Mine
Secondary: Desert King Shaft Bell Shaft


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Wedekind 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylization


Rocks

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Illite
Gangue: Gypsum


Comments

Comment (Workings): FLOW ROCKS ARE HIGHLY ALTERED, AND HAVE UNDERGONE SURFACE BLEACHING. BLEACHING HAS RESULTED IN ALTERATION OF ANDESITE TO MIXTURE OF QUARTZ, ILLITE, AND IRON OXIDES. BODIES OF IRON-OXIDE STAINED QUARTZ OCCUR ALONG FRACTURE ZONES IN THE ANDESITE. THE QUARTZ LENSES DO NOT EXTEND MORE THAN 20-30 FEET BELOW SURFACE, AND ARE EVIDENTLY PRODUCTS OR REDISTRIBUTION OF SILICA DURING WEATHERING AND BLEACHING. THE ANDESITES BELOW THE ZONE OF WEATHERING ARE DARK GREYISH-GREEN PHOPYLICED ROCK SPECKLED WITH PYRITE. THE ANDESITE FLOWS HAVE BEEN INTRUDED BY DIKES OF GRANODIORITE PORPHYRY. ORE MINERALIZATION OCCURED IN STOCKWORKS IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH TRENDING FRACTURE ZONES (BONHAM P 92)


References

Reference (Deposit): MORRIS, H.C., HYDRO-THERMAL ACTIVITY IN THE VEINS AT WEDEKIND NEV, ENG. & MINING JOUR V 76, AUGUST 22, 1903, P 275-276.

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., GEOL & MIN DEP, WASHOE & STOREY CO, NEV, NBMG BULL 70, 1969

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., U.S.G.S. BULL 594, 1915

Reference (Deposit): OVERTON, T.D. MIN. RES., DOUGLAS, ORMSBY, WASHOE CO'S NEV, NBMG BULL 46, 1947.


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.