Ridge Mine

The Ridge Mine is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,699 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

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Site Name

Primary: Ridge Mine

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Battle Mountain District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults; Pebble Dikes

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ON RIDGE E. OF ELDER CREEK

Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE INTRUDED BY PEBBLE DIKE

Comment (Workings): ADIT, DRIFTS, WINZE

Comment (Geology): FAULT ZONE INTRUDED BY A 1-3 FT. WIDE PEBBLE DIKE. SMALL AMOUNTS OF MALACHITE AND CHALCOCITE OCCURE ALONG THE FAULT.

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 455-FT.-LONG ADIT, 170 FT. OF DRIFTS, ALONG THE FAULT, AND AN INACCESSIBLE WINZE AND DRIFT. THE WINZE IS REPORTED TO BE 108 FT. DEEP AND THE DRIFT 80 FT. LONG AT 50 FT. DEPTH. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., (1964), GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.; NBMG BULL. 59

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, RALPH J., AND D. C. ARNOLD, (1965) ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEV.; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., (1964), MMINRALS FOR INDUSTRY

Reference (Production): WILLDEN, R; 1964

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.