Gold Cash Mine

The Gold Cash Mine is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,650 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: Gold Cash Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 40.52556, -117.11250

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Gold Cash Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Cash Mine
Secondary: No Money


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Discovery Year: 1934
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

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR, LENSES


Structure

Type: R
Description: Dewitt Thrust, Golconda Thrust

Type: L
Description: N-S Trending Faults, E-W Trending Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 4.5 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 0.6 OZ AU/TON


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW PITS, ADIT

Comment (Location): AT HEAD OF W FORK OF PHILADELPHIA CANYON

Comment (Development): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY BY LESSEES FROM 1934 TO 1943

Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURRED AS LENTICULAR BODIES UP TO 3 FT. THICK ALONG FAULT ZONE

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL SHALLOW PITS AND A 300-FT ADIT. GOLD CASH MINE WAS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1934 TO 1943 BY LESSEES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.

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


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.