Radio Tower Shaft

The Radio Tower Shaft is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.

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: Radio Tower Shaft  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.70111, -117.38472

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Radio Tower Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Radio Tower Shaft
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1289


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Montezuma 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Thrust Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

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

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT, PROSPECT PITS

Comment (Geology): LOWER PLATE IS BRECCIATED, DK GREY LIMESTONE, CEMENTED WITH CALCITE. BOTH PLATES ARE STAINED WITH FE OXIDES. BRECCIA INCLUDES QUARTZITE FRAGMENTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH/BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 8 MAY 83


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.