Mountain View Mine

The Mountain View Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,499 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Mountain View Mine
Secondary: Lakeview?

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Deephole District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Owner Name: Wittkopp, R. W.
Home Office: P.O. Drawer 608, Sparks, Nv 89431
Years: 1985 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1938
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Skarn Cu

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Shears

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE AVERAGED 0.9 OZ/T AG AND 0.25 OZ/TON AU

Materials

Ore: Tennantite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF SQUAW VALLEY RANCH . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): ANACONDA OPTIONED THE PROPERTY FROM DISCOVERERS IN 1938. THE BURM-BALL CO. OPTIONED THE PROPERTY AND DEVELOPED SOME GOLD ORE IN A WINZE SUNK FROM THE MAIN ADIT LEVEL (LOWER). PRODUCTION IN 1939-1941 WAS FOLLOWED BY INTERMITTENT UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REWORK THE MINE, THE MOST RECENT IN 1961-1962. PROPERTY WAS STAKED OR RESTAKED DEC. 1979. NO ACTIVITY IN 1984.

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN WITH BLACK SCHISTOSE HORNFELS, ASSOCIATED WITH GRAND DIORITE. SHEETED VEIN ZONE. CALCITE CRYSTALS ON DUMP, ALSO CALCITE VEINING AND CU OXIDE IN INTRUSIVE ROCK ON DUMP

Comment (Workings): 2 EAST-TRENDING, PARTIALLY OPEN ADITS, THE LOWER OF WHICH MAY BE OVER 1000 FT LONG. UPPER ADIT ABOUT 200 FT LONG. AT UPPER ADIT, THERE IS A SORT OF "SHAFT"-OPEN CUT AT SOUTH EDGE OF ADIT; 2 SHAFTS, DRIFTS, RAISES, WINZES

References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.L., JR, 1969, NBMG BULL 70, P. 59.

Reference (Production): BONHAM, H.F., 1969

Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 7-8-84

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.