Divide Extension Mine

The Divide Extension Mine is a silver 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

Name: Divide Extension Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 38.00111, -117.24028

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Divide Extension Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Divide Extension Mine
Secondary: Kendall Shaft
Secondary: Caldwell Shaft
Secondary: Mammoth No. 1 Claim


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Divide (Gold Mountain) 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

Owner Name: Divide Extension Mining Co. ; E. J. Bevis, Superintendent
Years: 1923 -

Owner Name: Divide Extension Mining Co. ; Z. Kendall, Pres.
Years: 1923 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Slips Of Various Orientations Traverse The Lode


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Potassic, Phyllic, Propylitic, Zoned Around Fault Zones And Fractures


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 4 IN OF $2000/TON ORE DISCOVERED IN JAN., 1920, BUT ORE WAS BUNCHY
Analytical Data: TO 40-60 OZ/TON AG. ORE IN 1920 RAN $20-$320/TON. 6.5 FT OF 224 OZ/TON AG ORE


Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): 3 CLAIMS ADJOINS THOSE OF THE TONOPAH DIVIDE CO. ON THE NORTH; 20 ACRES . UTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN 1923.

Comment (Deposit): IN MARCH 1921, ORE SHOOT WAS DISCOVERED, 4-8 FT WIDE, 120 FT LONG, BETWEEN 100 AND 200 FT LEVELS

Comment (Workings): KENDALL SHAFT: CALDWELL SHAFT-100 FT. DEEP IN 1919 WITH A CROSSCUT AT 45 FT AND ONE AT 100 FT SHAFTS WERE 425 AND 200 FT DEEP IN 1923; SURFACE PROSPECTS AND TRENCHES, DRIFTS, WINZES


References

Reference (Deposit): KNOPF, ADOLPH, 1921, USGS BULL 715, P. 167-168

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923

Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33, P. 124

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92, P. 121-128.

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1920, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XIV, P. 1135-1136.

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1185-1186.

Reference (Production): BONHAM AND GARSIDE, 1979, P. 125.; WEED, W.H., 1922, P 1185-1186


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.