Esmeralda Prospect

The Esmeralda Prospect is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 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

Name: Esmeralda Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.77611, -117.70528

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Esmeralda Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Esmeralda Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865)


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1905
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES


Structure

Type: R
Description: Thrust Faults

Type: L
Description: N-And Ne-Trending Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): 3-4 TONS WERE PACKED ON A MAN'S BACK TO TARANTULA SPRINGS, WHERE IT IS SAID TO HAVE MILLED $100. TO THE TON.

Comment (Deposit): ALASKITE-QUARTZ LENSES, MAY BE ON THE SAME ZONE OF LENSES AS THE GOLDEN EAGLE

Comment (Workings): 35-FT. LONG CUT

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)


References

Reference (Production): SPURR, J.E. (1906) P. 63

Reference (Deposit): SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1976, SILVER PEAK: HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA SERIES, NO. 8: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E.,(1906), U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO. 55.


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.