Riley Extension

The Riley Extension is a mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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: Riley Extension  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 41.1942, -117.25500

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Riley Extension MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Riley Extension


Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Potosi 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

Type: Fee Ownership


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Diopside
Unknown: Wollastonite
Unknown: Scheelite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF PAPER 431,1964,P.105-108,PL.6,7

Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 59,1964,TB19

Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 44,1946,P.21


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.