Red Light Mine

The Red Light Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,270 feet.

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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: Red Light Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 7,270 Feet (2,216 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.79389, -117.72278

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Red Light Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Light Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865) ; Mineral Ridge District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: John Chiatovich
Years: 1906 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1888
Discovery Year: 1888
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES


Structure

Type: L
Description: Post-Ore Faulting


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): ORE WAS WORKED IN CHIATOVICH'S MILL AT SILVER PEAK

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL OVERLAPPING QUARTZ LENSES WHICH PINCH AND SWELL ALONG BEDDING PLANES IN LIMESTONE SCHIST

Comment (Workings): IRREGULAR, FLAT DRIFTS AND STOPES; 35-FT SHAFT.

Comment (Geology): ORE IS IN BEDDING-PLANE REPLACEMENTS OF QUARTZ ASSOCIATED WITH CONCORDANT INTRUSION OF ALASKITE BODIES.

Comment (Location): JUST WEST OF THE VALCALDE GROUP

Comment (Production): THE FIRST 80 TONS OF NEAR-SURFACE ORE WAS SOMEWHAT ENRICHED BY OXIDATION.


References

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E., 1906: USGS PROF. PAPER 55.

Reference (Deposit): ALBERS, J.P., AND STEWART, J.H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG. BULL. 78

Reference (Production): SPURR, J.E., (1906), P. 60.


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.