Mendive

The Mendive 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: Mendive  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.92, -115.69194

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Mendive MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mendive
Secondary: Bruneau River


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Gold Basin


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Mr. Mendive
Years: 1967 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN

Comment (Geology): A MINOR AMOUNT OF GOLD ORE WAS PRODUCED FROM HYDROTHERMAL FISSURE FILLINGS

Comment (Deposit): OWNED BY A MR MENDIVE IN 1967, THE CLAIMS ARE LOCATED ALONG TIMBER GULCH


References

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

Reference (Deposit): BUSHNELL K. (1967) GEOLOGY OF THE REOWLAND QUAD. NEV., NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 67


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.