Knox Divide Mine

The Knox Divide Mine is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,899 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Knox Divide Mine
Secondary: Knox Group

Commodity

Primary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Divide District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Knox Divide Mining Co.
Years: 1920 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $ 41/TON ASSY IN 1919

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): 10 CLAIMS, 100 ACRES ADJOINING THE HIGH DIVIDE ON THE NORTH, AND 3500 FT N. OF GOLD MOUNTAIN. . UTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1920, MINES HANDBOOK. VOL XIV, P. 1147.

Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED CLAIM MAP OF DIVIDE DISTRICT, NBMG FILES

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.