New Potosi Mine

The New Potosi Mine is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,280 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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: New Potosi Mine
Secondary: Potosi Mine
Secondary: Peterson

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral

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: Candelaria Metals, Inc.
Company ID: 2601684
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1982

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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

Not available

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, 1983, 60P.

Reference (Deposit): ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1982. COMPILED BY

Reference (Deposit): STATE OF NEVADA. DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS

Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 58, 1961, TB 6.2

Reference (Deposit): FIGS 12,15

Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 61, 1963, P. 115, PL.1, FIG 31

Reference (Deposit): NEV BUR OF MINES BULL 56, 1959, PP. 7,10,48,54,55,57,59,

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.