Modoc

The Modoc is a gold mine located in Elko 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

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Site Name

Primary: Modoc

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Tuscarora

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Extensive Adularization Along Veins

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEINS, WHICH ARE ACTUALLY STRINGERS WITHIN CRUSHED ZONES ALONG FAULTS AND ANDESITE-INTRUSIVE ANDESITE CONTACTS

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL WORKINGS

Comment (Geology): ORE VEINS ARE ACTUALLY A ZONE OF STRINGERS WITHIN CRUSHED ZONES ALONG FAULTS AND ANDESITE-INTRUSIVE ANDESITE CONTACTS.

Comment (Deposit): NOLAN (1936) HAS A GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TUNNEL WORKINGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

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

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T. R. (1936) TUSCARORA MINING DISTRICT, ELKO CO. NEV., NEV. BUR OF MINES BULL 25

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.