USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Esmeralda County
Idaho Claims
Mindat Confirmed Gold Underground
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Esmeralda
- Mining district
- Goldfield District
- Development status
- Occurrence
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Mindat Confirmed
Also known as
- Kewanas No. 3 Claims, Kewanas Mine, Kewanas No. 2
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Structure: Faults, Gouge Zones Alteration: Silicification, Kaolinization Development: No ore had been shipped As of 1908, although extensive underground workings had explored much ground Ore(s): Caldera Ring Fracture Zone
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 107 shaft symbols
- 7 adit symbols
View individual source records (3)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Underground
- Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Silicification, Kaolinization Development: No ore had been shipped As of 1908, although extensive underground workings had explored much ground Ore(s): Caldera Ring Fracture…
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type
Verification
Mindat Confirmed
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Occurrence
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Gold
- Andesite
- commodity:Gold
- Dacite
- Latite
- Native Gold
View all 10 reported minerals
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Gold
- Andesite
- commodity:Gold
- Dacite
- Latite
- Native Gold
- Pyrite
- Quartz
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (107)
- mapped adit symbols (7)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 428909
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (7)
- underground workings
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