Homestake Mine

The Homestake Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 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: Homestake Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.79444, -117.70111

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Homestake Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Homestake Mine
Secondary: Elizabeth Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

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


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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Post-Ore Crushing


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Microcline
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): JUST SW OF AND ADJACENT TO THE MARY CLAIM. UTM TO AN ADIT ON THE CLAIM. UTM IS TO AN ADIT ON THE CLAIM ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Production): $60,000 WORTH OF PRODUCTION CREDITED TO THIS MINE BY 1906 (1906 PRICES)

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IS FINELY DISSEMINATED IN A QUARTZ LENS. THE MINERALIZED ZONE IS A CONTINUATION OF THE WESTERN SOLDIER ZONE.


References

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E., 1906, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER NO. 55.

Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P. AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA CO., NEV; NBMG. BULL 78.


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.