Ohio Mines Corp. Tokop Group

The Ohio Mines Corp. Tokop Group is a gold 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

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Site Name

Primary: Ohio Mines Corp. Tokop Group
Secondary: Belle Brandon, Blue Ribbon, Gold Ridge, Gold Bridge, Haidee, Summit,
Secondary: Summit Fraction, Aspen, Mogul, Paymaster, Upland, L.V. & T.,
Secondary: Champion, Xray, Cyrano, Chanticler, Blue Bird, See More,
Secondary: Fourth of September, Coo-Koo, Gold Crest, Tiger,
Secondary: Gold Rock and Prairie Queen Claims
Secondary: Xray, Marian, Naomi, Byron Allen Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 1178, 1179.

Commodity

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

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop 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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.633 OZ/T AG
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF 24 SAMPLES OF VEIN MATERIAL RAN UP TO 0.68 OZ/T AU AND UP TO 2.4 OZ/T AG. (AVERAGE = 0.148 OZ/T AU

Materials

Ore: Covellite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): 24 CLAIMS COVERING 420 ACRES OVER THE MAIN TOKOP CAMP. TUM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF TOKOP OVER WICH CLAIMS EXTEND FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Production): 12-15 CARS ORE SHIPPED TO 1920

Comment (Development): ORE SHIPMENTS RAN $16.80-$31.00/TON (IN 1930). MOST IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT WAS FROM THE DUNFEE SHAFT ON THE BLUE RIBBON VEIN. OWNED IN 1920 BY LES CHAMP D'OR FRENCH GOLD MINING CO. LTD. (MT. VERNON M. & M. CO.). LAST WORK DONE BY THEM WAS IN 1914 ; ACTIVE EXPLORATION (DIRLLING, MAPPING, SAMPLING) ONGOING IN 1983

Comment (Workings): OPEN CUTS, SHAFTS, TUNNELS, STOPES. IN DETAIL: 20-FT SHAFT AND CUT ON COOKOO CLAIM; 20-FT SHAFT AND CUT ON CYRANO CLAIM; 3 SMALL CUTS ON CHANTICLER CLAIM; 3 TUNNELS (50, 50 AND 80 FT LONG) ON X-RAY CLAIM; 3 SMALL CUTS ON BELLE BRANDON CLAIM TUNNELS, DRIFTS, CUTS TOTALLING MORE THAN 270 FT ON BLUE RIBBON CLAIM; MAIN PROPERTY WORKINGS ARE ON GOLD BRIDGE CLAIM AND CONSIST OF ABOUT 1000 FT OF TUNNELS, CROSS CUTS, DRIFTS AND STOPES ON 4 OR MORE VEINS; 20-FT TUNNEL ON SUMMIT CLAIM; 60-FT INCLINE SHAFT, 2 CUTS ON GOLD RIDGE CLAIM 3 SMALL CUTS ON CHAMPION CLAIM; ONE SHALLOW SHAFT ON MARIAN CLAIM, 2 CUTS ON TIGER CLAIM.

Comment (Geology): EST. RESERVES 60,480 TONS., $9.85/TON (1930) FROM BELLE BRANDON VEIN

Comment (Deposit): 9 WELL-DEFINED VEINS, PARALLEL.-SUMMIT CLAIM VEIN, FINNEY VEIN, DUNFEE VEIN, GOLD CREST CLAIM VEIN, TIGER CLAIM VEIN, VEIN ON BLUE RIBBON AND GOLD ROCK CLAIMS, XRAY CLAIM VEIN, BELLE BRANDON VEIN. (ANOTHER REPORT SAYS 14 DISTINCT VEINS ON THE CLAIMS. ALL ARE QUARTZ VEINS FILLING FAULT FISSURES IN BOTH LIMESTONE AND QUARTZ PORPHYRY

References

Reference (Deposit): MACDONALD, BERNARD, 1930, REPORT ON THE MINING PROPERTIES OF THE OHIO MINES CORP.: NBMG FILE 92, ITEM 1

Reference (Deposit): CARPER, A.F., 1920, UNPUBLISHED REPORT OF LES CHAMP D'OR FRENCH GOLD MINING CO., LTD (MT. VERNON MINING & MILLING CO.), GOLD MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT; NBMG FILE 103, ITEM 2.

Reference (Deposit): SMITH/BENTZ, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 6 MAY 83.

Reference (Production): CARPER, A.F., 1920.

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.