 | | Report (issue) | | and Grade-Tonnage Information on Low-Sulfide Au-Quartz Veins by James D. Bliss and Gail M. Jones Open-File...mineralogy of deposits classifed as lowsulfide Au-quartz veins were compiled for deposits found throughout...deposit. Table 4, part B, gives an alphabetic list of mine and properties followed by the deposit name. CHARACTERISTICS...tabulation have characteristics of low-sulfide Au-quartz veins as described in Berger (1986). These deposits...fissure fillings, i.e., deposits in the Sierra Nevada, California (Clark, 1970); Klamath Mountains, California-Oregon |  | | Book | | f. MIMING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN i r r i i ; %■... ; 'jxt . 1 — \ MINING DISTRICTS and MINERAL RESOURCES of NEVADA by FRANCIS CHURCH LINCOLN...LINCOLN 0 ll ; RENO NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING COMPANY 1923 PREFACE Earlier Works. The object of...infor mation concerning the mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. No comprehensive work of...peared for a number of years. In the early days of Nevada min ing, from 1866 to 1878, the field was covered |  | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA Peer Hen By CASTOR oan eGORY.C.oFER DOCK NEVADA AND BUREAU... UNIVERSITY Reno & Las Vegas OF NEVADA PRESS GEOLOGY Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright © 2004 by University of Nevada Press Photographs...otherwise noted Map of Mining Districts and significant mineral occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castor, Stephen B, Minerals of Nevada / Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.— Ist |  | | Report (issue) | | wu OUTLINE OF NEVADA MINING HISTORY— Joseph V: Tingley a RobertC.Horton _ Francis C. Lincoln 3 . ...Publication of this new edition of “Outline of Nevada Mining History” was made — possible with the assistance...eh aa nearly 48 million acres of public land in Nevada. Most of the minerals, _ _ geothermal energy, and...ahij 4 = Wh A a ‘ a a y 4 Pte Es in Nevada comes from publicland. First edition, first printing...Leshendok, U.S. Bureau of Land Management Eric Moody, Nevada Historical Society é Jon Price, National Research | | | Report (issue) | | MINERALS OF NEVADA MINERALS OF NEVADA STEPHEN B. CASTOR and G R EGOR Y C . F E R D OC K l NEVADA BUREAU...association with the UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA PRESS Reno & Las Vegas Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Special...University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 USA Copyright© 2004 by Uni versity of Nevada Press Photographs...Districts and si gnificant minernl occurrences of Nevada by Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology All rights reserved...-Publ ication Dat,i Castor, Stephen B. Minerals of Nevada/ Stephen B. Castor and Gregory C. Ferdock.- rst |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | has been an important industry in the economy of Nevada, the Silver State, since territorial times (1861)...area and created the state (1864). There are 526 mining districts in the state, 60 of which produce nonmetallic...ores (Tingley 1998). Three major mining booms have occurred in Nevada: 1860-1880 (Comstock and other silver...October 2014 deposits), 1900-1920 (Tonopah and Goldfield), and 1980 to the present (Carlintype deposits...precious-metal mining with the development of low-grade, large-tonnage mines. I n 1997 Nevada ranked first |  | Price, Jonathan G., Henry, Christopher D., Castor, Stephen B., Garside, Larry, Faulds, James E. (1999) Geology of Nevada With excellent rock exposures in the desert, generally good access to collecting localities on public lands, and fine tourist attractions in the towns, Nevada is a wonderful state for rock and mineral enthusiasts. Rocks & Minerals, 74 (6) 357-363 doi:10.1080/00357529909605171 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | towns, Nevada is a wonderful state for rock and mineral enthusiasts. T he geology of Nevada is the...human history. The overall geologic history of Nevada, which spans more than 2.5 billion years (table...Many of the range-bounding faults remain active. Nevada is the third most seismically active state in the...or greater earthquake has occurred somewhere in Nevada about once every thirty years. Most faults are...(analogous to a tilted deck of cards). However, some Nevada faults are strike-slip faults, like the San Andreas |  | | Report (chapter) | | Survey, Federal Center MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, USA (e-mail: bberger@usgs.gov) Abstract: High-temperature...fault sets. The Virginia City and Goldfield mining districts, Nevada, were localized in zones of strike-slip...western margin of North America. The Camp Douglas mining area occurs within the same belt, but is localized...economically important precious-metal mining districts (Virginia City, Goldfield) and one economically less-important...Lower to Middle Miocene volcanic centres in western Nevada (Fig. 1). These districts provide insights into |  | | Report (issue) | | GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION FOR GOLD DEPOSITS AT GOLDFIELD, NEVADA By Roger P. Ashley and William J. Keith U...exploration at Goldfield Other references 7 - 8 GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION FOR GOLD DEPOSITS AT GOLDFIELD, NEVADA...in the 40 km hydro thermally altered area at Goldfield is to decide which of the many silicified ledges...supergene leaching. INTRODUCTION The Goldfield mining district is located 250 km northwest of Las Vegas...5 million troy ounces (46,000 kg) silver. The district includes 40 km of hydrothermally altered rocks |  | | Report (issue) | | Deposits-Part I The Goldfield Gold District, Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada By ROGER P. ASH LEY ...Precious-metal District, Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada By ROGER P. ASH LEY The Republic Gold District, Ferry...Ferry County, Washington By MORTIMER H. STMTZ and ROBERT C. PEARSON The Comstock Lode Precious-metal District...District, Washoe and Storey Counties, Nevada By WILLIAM C. BAGBY and ROGER P. ASH LEY U.S. GEOlOGICAl...1857H 1 Gold ores-Nevada 2 Gold ores-Wash1ngton-Ferry County 3 Hydrothermal deposits-Nevada 4 Hydrothermal |  | | Report (issue) | | DATA FOR GOLD-BEARING ROCKS FROM THE GOLDFIELD MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA By Roger P. Ashley and Geoffrey G...LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Geochemical data for Goldfield silicified rocks................................OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1. Map of Goldfield mining district, Nevada, showing locations of analyzed gold-bearing..............3 INTRODUCTION The Goldfield mining district, Nevada, is located within a 48-km2 area underlain...(Ashley, 1974,1975). The bonanza gold ores of the district were found mainly in silicified zones in a 1.3-km2 |  | | Catalog/List | | S.A. Old No. l Headfnme. Whi ■ key Hlll Mine, Tuohnne County, CaUfomla (r■-,u. .SV•t- tor cr11•t•J...association. Few of the minute crystals you see on mine or quarry dumps or even on cabinet specimens will...dumps or surface float. Mirute crystals seen on a mine dump are a clue but nearly always tao weathered...on feldspar. 784 ADAMITE, Moha\'.1k Mine, San Bernardino County, r.alifornia. Group o f colorless to...chalcophanite crystals on \/ad. 104 ADAMITE, Quartz Mountain, Nevada. Pale blue to colorless nearly equant crystals |  | | Report (issue) | | DISCRIMINATION OF ROCK TYPES AND ALTERED AREAS IN NEVADA BY THE USE OF ERTS IMAGES PREPARED IN COOPERATION...OF HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED AREAS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL NEVADA BY THE USE OF COMPUTER-ENHANCED ERTS IMAGES By...----------------------Geology of the Goldfield mining district -------------------------------Structural...scene -----------------------------ERTS mosaic of Nevada showing location of study area --------Geologic...the Goldfield mining district __ Golor aerial photograph of part of the Goldfield mining district __ _ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 904-924 DirectDatingofMineralization atGoldfield, Nevada,by Potassium-Argon andFission-Track Methods R....K-mica from hydrothermally altered rocksat Goldfield,Nevada,yieldsmineralizationagesof 20 to 21 m.y.,...Summitville district of Colorado. Since 1970 we have obtained .several addi- tional .dateson Goldfield aluniteshav...y. Several premineralizationvolcanicunits at Goldfield cannotbe dated by the K-At methodowing to extensivealteration...furthermore, 904 DATING OF MINER.4LIZATION .4T GOLDFIELD, NEVADA 905 icantlyaffected bythermalannealing at |  | | Report (issue) | | PAPER 66 THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD, NEVADA BY FREDERICK LESLIE RANSOME ASSISTED IN THE..._____ . ___________________ . _. Situation of the district.-~ ............... _..... ______ .. ________________________...______ ..... __ ........... _·_..... History of mining ....................... ............ . __ .. _.......... ............... . Correlation of the Goldfield rocks with those of the surrounding region_ .... . . . . . . . CHAPTER X.-MiJ?-eralogy of the district ................... .............. r • • • • • |  | | Report (issue) | | STATE OF NEVADA Open-file Report 79-235 1979 Prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey for the Nevada Operations...SURVEY INVENTORY OF GRANITIC MASSES IN THE STATE OF NEVADA Compiled by Richard W. Spengler, Florian Maldonado...-----------------------------------------Clark County-----------------------------------------------...---------------------------------------Lincoln County-----------------------------------------------...----------------------------------Southern Nye County----------------------------------------------- |  | | Report (issue) | | 14 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Asbestos ore Lead ore, Balmat mine, N. Y. Chromite-chromium ore, Washington Zinc ore...Survey in accordance with the provisions of the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-631...discovered or not currently profitable to mine. The mining of mineral deposits, once discovered, depends...________________———— Utah __________________________ Marysvale district (Piute and Sevier Counties) Southern Wah Wah Mountains...____________ Nevada ___________________————— Lincoln County _______________——— Clark County __________————————— |  | | Report (volume) | | 'r v.·,,.,. . ... Placer Gold Deposits of Nevada By MAUREEN G. JOHNSON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...------------------------ 1 History of placer mining in Nevada_____________________________________... Holy Cross district..-----------------------------------------------2. Jessup district.. ____________...------------------------_-------_ 3. Sand Springs district----------------------------------------------...Eldorado Canyon district..-----------------------------------------5. Gold Butte district-------------- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | KendallGold Mines, Goldfield, Nevada PETER G. VIKRE ASARCO Inc., 510 East Plumb Lane, Reno, Nevada 89502 Abstract...replacementof Miocenerhyolites2 mi (3.2 km) north of Goldfield,EsmeraldaCounty,Nevada.The ledges,which are approximately21...similarto those of the main district,immediatelynortheastof the town of Goldfield,where more than 95 percentof...ledgereplacement quartz,(2) barite+ sulfides, (3) quartz+ pyrite+ barite, (4) quartz+ barite + kaolinitebreccia...Rhyolites enclosing the sixassemblages arealteredto quartz+ kaolinite or aluniteadjacentto ledgesegments, |  | | Report (volume) | | ACCOUNT OF GOLDFIELD, BULLFROG, AND FREDERICK LESLIE RANSOME NOTES ON THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT G. H. GARREY..................................... Gold field district............................................................................................... Mining development..................................................................................... Mine maps......;........................................ 20 22 22 22 25 25 28 34 37 38 39 Bullfrog district.............. ............................... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | anhydrous and reduced mineral assemblages (e.g., quartz + fayalite rhyolites). Eruptive forms include mafic...between the magnetitewustite and fayalite-magnetite-quartz oxygen buffers for this magmatic assemblage. The...assemblage and include the Comstock Lode, Tonopah, Goldfield, Aurora, Bodie, Paradise Peak, and Rawhide deposits...Famous districts include Comstock Lode, Tonopah, Goldfield, Aurora, and Bodie, and significant production...into two groups, high-sulfidation (acid-sulfate, quartz-alunite) and low-sulfidation (adularia-sericite) |  | | Report (issue) | | PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE GOLDFIELD MINIITG DISTRICT, E3MERALDA AITD NYE COUJITIES, NEVADA T>y Roger P. Ashley...field area Ore producing areas, Gqldfield mining district Color print and overlays, Area 1 Color print...PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE GOLDFIELD MINING DISTRICT, ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTIES, NEVADA Site 75 5 Mission ...Geological Survey Introduction General. The Goldfield mining district is in the western part of the Basin and...Altitudes range from about 5500 to 6900 feet. The district is underlain predominantly by volcanic rocks |  | | Report (volume) | | it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution, such as quartz and calcite...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...E. H. Barbour, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Nevada...........Dr. W. S. Tangier Smith, Berkeley, Cal...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found |  | | Report (volume) | | _____ ________ 44 Miscellaneous occurrences in Nevada __ __ ______ 48 Tres Cerritos, Cal______________________________...__ 49 Cl if ton-Mo reuci district, Ariz__________ ,______ 50 Beaver County, Utah __ _____ _ ______ 50...about 7 miles due southwest of Marysvale, Piute County, Utah. It is located in and near sec. 16, T. 28...S., R. 4 W., and so far as known is covered by mining-claim locations. Marysvale is the present terminus...the wall rock where replacement has occurred the quartz phenocrysts remain practically unaltered, and silica |  | | Report (volume) | | and Gold Depo~its, Tonopah.l,0 X,2° Qu.adrangle, Nevada~ Description and Applications to Exploration~ ...and gold deposits, Tonopah 1° x 2° quadrangle, Nevada: description and applications to exploration I...3:2077 1. Gold mines and mining-Nevada-Tonopah region. 2. Gold mines and mining-Nevada-Tonopah region. I. Title................................. . Northumberland Mine ................................................................................... . Wall Canyon Mine ............................................... |
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