Riddle Mine

The Riddle Mine is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Riddle Mine

Commodity

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

Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Aura

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Bull Run Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Slight Sericitic

Rocks

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Development): ONE ADIT SHOWN ON QUAD. SHEET

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN; SHEAR ZONES

Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT SHOWN ON TOPO SHEET

Comment (Deposit): ONE ADIT IS SHOWN ON THE BULL RUN 15' QUAD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R. M., (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT

Reference (Deposit): DECKER R. W., (1962) GEOLOGY OF THE BULL RUN QUAD. ELKO CO., NEV BUR OF MINES BULL. 60.

Nevada Gold

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.