The Carl Riek Mine is a gemstone and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Carl Riek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carl Riek Mine
Secondary: Hilltop Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 1091, 1092
Commodity
Primary: Gemstone
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Rock Hill District (Area)
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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1962
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Turquoise
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM IS TO ONE OF MANY WORKINGS IN THE AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS FOLLOW SHALLOW DIPPING QUARTZ VEIN CUTTING TRIASSIE CANDELARIA FORMATION. VEIN MATERIAL IS COMPOSED OF WHITE, CRYSTALINE TO MASSIVE, VUGGY QUARTZ.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL SHAFTS AND PROSPECT PITS.
Comment (Geology): MINOR COPPER COATING EXPOSED ON FRACTURED SURFACES IN THE WORKING AT CREST OF HILL. MOST OF THE SHAFTS ARE SHALLOW AND APPEAR TO BE FOR EXPORATION ONLY, WITH LITTLE OR NO PRODUCTION.
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION (SEPT. 1, 1982)
Reference (Deposit): MORRISSEY, F.R., 1968, NBM REPORT 17, P. 5.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA
Nevada Gold
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.
