Agamemnon Mine

The Agamemnon Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Pershing 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: Agamemnon Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 40.43083, -118.14694

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Agamemnon Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Agamemnon Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Antimony


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Unionville 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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

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


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: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $100 PER TON AG
Analytical Data: ORE ASSAYS $10 TO $150 PER TON AU


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTION QUESTIONABLE. EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN

Comment (Development): NO APPARENT ACTIVITY IN 1984

Comment (Deposit): LEDGE IS 7 FT WIDE, CROPPINGS CAN BE TRACED FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET ON THE SURFACE

Comment (Workings): A TUNNEL RUNS INTO LEDGE FOR 200 FT

Comment (Deposit): LOCATION ON SAME HILL AS THE ARIZONA MINE. IT CROSSES THE MOUNTAIN EAST OF THE ARIZONA WORKS. LEDGE IS SEVEN FEET WIDE, CROPPINGS CAN BE TRACED FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET ON THE SURFACE. A TUNNEL RUNS INTO LEDGE 200 FEET. MASS OF ORE IN MINE AVERAGING $20 TO $25 PER TON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H. F., JR., SEP 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION OF DISTRICT.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

Reference (Deposit): WHITEHILL, 1873, BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST OF NEVADA FOR YEARS 1871-1872; CARSON CITY, NEV., PRINTER


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.