Carissa Mine

The Carissa Mine is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,551 feet.

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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: Carissa Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation: 5,551 Feet (1,692 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.61444, -117.03083

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Carissa Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Carissa Mine
Secondary: Pedro
Secondary: Copper Canyon Mining Co


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District


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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1930
Discovery Year: 1930
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Skarn Au


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Elvira Fault, J.D. Fault; Pebble Dike


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Intense Therma & Hydro Thermal


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Epidote


Comments

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION, 1936-1954, WAS 9104 TONS ORE, AVERAGING 0.499 OZ/TON AU, 2.5 OZ/TON AG; 2.96% CU; WITH A TOTAL COMBINED VALUE OF $194,060

Comment (Workings): STOPES, GLORY HOLE

Comment (Geology): MOST GOLD ORE CAME FROM GLORY HOLE WHERE ORE WAS STOPED DOWN DIP IN HORNFELS FOR 150 FT., 60 FT, WIDE, 4-15 FT THICK

Comment (Location): 1800 FT. N. OF SWEET MARIE MINE

Comment (Deposit): 115 CARS ORE SHIPPED FROM APR 1936 TO APR 1938. A SMALL AMOUNT OXIDIZED ORE WAS PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1930, BUT MAJOR PRODUCTION WAS FROM 1936 WHEN H. DOLEZAL AND E. JOHNSON DISCOVERED HIGH-GRADE GOLD ORE IN AN OPEN CUT. CARISSA MINE WAS 2ND IN PRODUCTION OF THE COPPER BASIN MINES PRIOR TO DUVAL'S OPEN PIT, WHICH NOW ENCOMPASSES CARISSA CLAIMS. IN 1950'S WORKINGS CONSISTED OF A GLORY HOLE, HAULAGE WAYS AND LEVEL WORKINGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Development): SMALL AMOUNT OXIDIZED ORE PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1930, BUT MAJOR PRODUCTION WAS FROM 1936 WHEN H. DOLEZAL AND E. JOHNSON DISCOVERED HIGH-GRADE GOLD ORE IN AN OPEN CUT. MINE WAS 2ND IN PRODUCTION OF THE COPPER BASIN MINES PRIOR TO DUVAL'S OPEN PIT.


References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.

Reference (Production): STEWART, MCKEE & STAGER, 1977

Reference (Deposit): STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H. AND STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY NEVADA; NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88


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.