King Midas Group

The King Midas Group is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,642 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

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Site Name

Primary: King Midas Group
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2633

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Mill City District; Central 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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Walter F. Fisk Of Winnemucca
Years: 1937 -

Owner Name: Under Lease To R. W. Dougharity
Years: 1937 -

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

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2633 OF WHITE VEIN QUARTZ WITH CLOTS OF ARSENOPYRITE, HEMATITE, CHLORITE, CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.7% MG, 2% CA, 0.1% TI, 500 PPM MN, 20 PPPM AG, +10000 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 150 PPM BA, 5 PPM CO, 10 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 3000 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 100 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 500 PPM ZN, 20 PPM ZR. AA ANALYSIS SHOWS 1.3 PPM AU ALSO.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Chlorite

Comments

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

Comment (Development): 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS DROPPED IN LATE 1950'S

Comment (Deposit): DRIFT ALONG QUARTZ VEIN ALONG CONTACT OF TAN PAPER SHALE AND MEDIUM-GRAINED GRANO-DIORITE DIKE; DIKE WEATHERS PULL LIGHT BROWN. VEIN CONSISTS OF QUARTZ STRINGERS IN 2-3 FT ZONE OF CRUSHED SHALE. INCLINE WINZE GOES DOWN ABOUT 50 FT WITH SOME STOPING UP FROM WINZE. WORKINGS TO THE EAST, UP THE HILL, DO NOT SHOW QUARTZ IN FACE, BUT THEY HAVE QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL ON THEIR DUMP. AT EASTERN MOST WORKINGS, HORNFELS WALLROCK IS LACED WITH PYRITE VEINLETS.

Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT, DRIFTS, WINZE, STOPING; OTHER WORKINGS TO THE EAST, UP HILL.

References

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 9-24-84.

Reference (Deposit): CARROLL E. BRADBERRY AND ASSOCS-, 1964, UNPUB. REPT.

Reference (Deposit): BM IC 6995, 1938.

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.