Ellendale Mine

The Ellendale Mine is a gold mine located in Nye 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: Ellendale Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

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

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.13333, -116.83333

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Ellendale Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ellendale Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Ellendale District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Mrs. E. W. King Of Fallon, Mrs. Mary Dahlstrom Of Tonopha, Mrs. Emma Walch.


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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Black Butte


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: The Rhyolite Is Sheared And Fissured Along A Trend Of N55-60e, Dipping 55-65 E.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification And Sericitization


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A GLORY HOLE WITH SEVERAL ADITS AND SHAFTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 54-56

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.

Reference (Production): KRAL, 1951, P. 56


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.