Carson River Project

The Carson River Project is a gold mine located in Lyon 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

Name: Carson River Project  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lyon

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.2, -119.65830

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Carson River Project MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Carson River Project
Secondary: Carson River Placer


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lyon


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Eagle Industries 1000
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1981


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Surface
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

Comment (Location): NOTE: IT IS UNLIKELY THIS SITE IS IN SEC. 6, T. 15 N., R. 21 E. AS REPORTED (SEE NEW EMPIRE 7.5-MIN. TOPO MAP).


References

Reference (Deposit): OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1981, P. 49.

Reference (Deposit): NEV. DIV. MINE INSPECTION, 19082, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE


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.