Red Cloud Mine

Past Producer in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Mercury, Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10294400
MRDS ID M055448
MAS/MILS ID 0320030106
Record type Site
Current site name Red Cloud Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -115.49504, 35.8672 (WGS84)
Elevation 1390
Location accuracy 10(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 024 S 058 E 17 C N2N2 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -115.49504, 35.8672

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1905

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0320030106
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M055448 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEV BUR MINES BULL 62 1965 P.195.

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF PAPER 275 1956 P.122-123.

  • Deposit

    USBM INFORM CIRC 6964 1937 P.46-47.

  • Deposit

    USGS PROF PAPER 162 1931 P.103-104.

  • Deposit

    USBM INFORM CIRC 8252, 1965, TABLE 14, P. 298.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-FEB-93 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines