The Gold Circle District (Midas) is a gold and silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Gold Circle District (Midas) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Circle District (Midas)
Secondary: Elko Prince Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: GOLD CIRCLE DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: FISSURE VEINS, LODES, REPLACEMENT
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Discovery Year: 1907
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: R
Description: VOLCANIC CENTERS (SEVERAL AGES)
Type: L
Structure: FAULTING
Description: NW TRENDING FAULTS
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: HYDROTHERMAL
Alteration Text: HYDROTHERMALLY BLEACHED ZONE, 3 SQ MILES
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): ROTT, E H. 1931, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GOLD CIRCLE MINING DISTRICT, ELKO CO., NEV.: NEVADA UNIV: BULL., V. 25, NO. 5, 30 P.
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS IN THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 176
Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W. H., 1910, RECON. OF MINING CAMPS IN ELKO, LANDER, EUREKA COS., NEVADA: USGS BULL. 408, P. 48
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS ETAL, 1971, GOLD BEARING DEPOSITS, NEV AND IDAHO: ECON GEOL, VOL 66 NO 1 P. 30
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.
