Gold Seam Mine

The Gold Seam Mine is a silver 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: Gold Seam Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 37.96639, -117.21278

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Gold Seam Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Seam Mine


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

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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: San Antonio Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Faults.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, ONE (WITH HEAD FRAME) 20-50 M DEEP, SECOND POSSIBLY 75-100 M, SEVERAL SMALL PITS

Comment (Geology): VEIN MATERIAL SEEN ON THE DUMPS; A LITTLE DRUSY QUARTZ IN FRACTURES. THE TWO SHAFTS LIE ALONG A N40E TREND, WHICH COULD BE CONSISTANT WITH SOME ALTERED FAULT TRENDS IN THE AREA.

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


References

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 9 JUL 82

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR. AND GARSIDE, L.J., 1979, NBMG BULL 92.

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR. AND GARSIDE, L.J., 1982, NBMG BULL 96.


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.