Commonwealth Mine

The Commonwealth Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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: Commonwealth Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield 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: Surface/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

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Development): 1904-1908-SMALL LOTS OF ORE SHIPPED FROM SHALLOW WORKINGS

Comment (Location): ON NORTH SLOPE OF RIDGE EAST OF BLUE BULL AND SIMMERONE MINES. 11 PATENTED CLAIMS COVERING 128 ACRES. UTM IS TO APPROXIMATELY CENTER OF CLAIM.

Comment (Deposit): SMALL IRREGULAR MASSES WITHIN DACITIC LEDGE MATERIAL

Comment (Workings): COMMONWEALTH SHAFT SUNK TO 400 FT; SUPERFICIAL WORKINGS. LATERAL WORKINGS AT THE 100 FT, 275 FT AND 400 FT LEVELS. ALSO AN INCLINED SHAFT 100 FT DEEP WITH A 100-FT DRIFT

References

Reference (Deposit): TURNER, 1911, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE GOLDFIELD COMMONWEALTH MINING CO. PROPERTY: NBMG FILE 91, ITEM 11.

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS P.P. 66,. P. 245

Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86.

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.