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Miners Dream Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044082
MRDS ID M231407
Record type Site
Current site name Miners Dream Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.81315, 40.42602 (WGS84)
Elevation 1853
Relative position 20 MILES SSE OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 030N 046E 32,33 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • IN HILLTOP CANYON ONE MILE BELOW HILLTOP SITE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Strong

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.81315, 40.42602
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Roberts Mtns Thrust At Depth

Ore body information

  • Dip VERTICAL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciation

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hilltop District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • $5000 TO $100,000 WORTH OF AU AND AG

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231407

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV: BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALSO, PLACER WORKINGS OCCUR IN THE CANYON BELOW THE MINE, WITH A PRODUCTION OF LESS THAN $5,000, CHIEFLY IN GOLD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D.D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology