Nevada Queen

The Nevada Queen is a gold, silver, and lead 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

Name: Nevada Queen  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 41.32028, -116.22806

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Nevada Queen MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nevada Queen
Secondary: Queen


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


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
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fissures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVE VALUE OF ORE PRODUCED WAS $39/TON (NOLAN)


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S

Comment (Production): AVERAGE VALUE OF ORE AT TIME OF PRODUCTION WAS $39/TON.

Comment (Deposit): TYPICAL BONANZA-TYPE EPITHERMAL VEIN DEPOSIT.

Comment (Deposit): TYPICAL BONZANZA TYPE EPITHERMAL VEIN DEPOSIT ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT


References

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

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

Reference (Production): NOLAN, T. B. (1936)


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.