Miners Gold Mine

The Miners Gold Mine 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

Name: Miners Gold Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.26389, -116.79444

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Miners Gold Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Miners Gold Mine
Secondary: Silver Star
Secondary: Gold Circle Co.


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Gold Circle


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: 1920
Discovery Year: 1920
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fissures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN


References

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

Reference (Deposit): CARPER, A. F.(1920) REPORT ON BAMBERGER MINES CO & GOLD CIRCLE GROUP, N.B. OF M. MINING DIST. FILES.


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.