Aura King

The Aura King is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,781 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: Aura King  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 6,781 Feet (2,067 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.68528, -116.12667

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Aura King MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Aura King


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Aura


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1910
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Overturned Beds


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN; FISSURES AND SHEARS

Comment (Deposit): THE AURA KING MINE IS IN BLUE SACKETT GULCH. THE VEIN IN LIMESTONE DIPS 30DEG SW, AND HAS BEEN FOLLOWED ON THE STRIKE FOR 200 FEET. IT IS SAID TO CARRY HIGH VALUES IN GOLD. ; 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): GRANGER A.E. ETAL (1957) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV. BURRAU OF MINES BULL. 54.

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS W.H., (1910) RECONNASSANCE OF ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA CO. NEV., USGS BULL. 408.

Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M. (1976)


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.