Brothers Gold Group

The Brothers Gold Group is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,442 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: Brothers Gold Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 8,442 Feet (2,573 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.99333, -117.32222

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Brothers Gold Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Brothers Gold Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Twin River District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Owner Name: Thomas, W. H.
Home Office: Tonopah
Years: 1951 -

Owner Name: Meyer, Philip And Louis
Home Office: Tonopah
Years: 1951 -

Owner Name: Meyer, Philip And Louis
Home Office: Austin
Years: 1951 -

Owner Name: Thomas, W. H.
Home Office: Tonopah
Years: 1951 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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: Toiyabe Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Golconda Thrust Plate


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1948-A TRENCH SAMPLE CONTAIN $12.50 PER TON IN GOLD.


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP

Comment (Development): EXPLORED IN 1948 BY HOMER BLACK OF RENO FOR POTENTIAL LARGE-TONNAGE OPERATION. INACTIVE IN 1964

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN 80 FT ADIT, A 40 FT ADIT, AND A 32 FT TRENCH.

Comment (Geology): THE SILICIFIED ZONE IS 85 FT WIDE AND 300 FT LONG BRECCIA MAY BE INTRAFORMATIONAL.


References

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NBMG BULL 50, P. 186.

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.


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.