Death Valley Mine

The Death Valley Mine is a silver and lead 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: Death Valley Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 37.45056, -117.48611

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Death Valley Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Death Valley Mine
Secondary: Redwing Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lida (Alida Valley, Tule Canyon) 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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Red Wing Mining Co. Of San Francisco , W. G. Chamberlain, Manager
Years: 1909 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: "HIGH-GRADE" (1909)


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): ON WISCONSIN MOUNTAIN, EAST OF LIDA. UTM IS TO ONE OF SEVERAL OF THE WORKINGS ON WISCONSIN MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Deposit): ORE WAS EARLIER (PRIOR TO 1909) TREATED AT STEWART 10-STAMP MILL NEAR LIDA.

Comment (Workings): OVER 1000 FT. OF DEVELOPMENT TO A DEPTH OF 150 FT. HAD BEEN DONE BY 1909


References

Reference (Deposit): COUCH, B.F. AND CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NBMG BULL 38, P. 54.

Reference (Deposit): ROOT, W.A., 1909, "THE LIDA MINING DISTRICT OF NEVADA"; MINING WORLD VOL. 31, P. 123-125.

Reference (Production): COUCH & CARPENTER, 1943, P. 54.


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.