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Nevada · Lincoln County

Magnolia Mine

Mindat Confirmed Gold Underground

Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Lincoln
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Gold
Verification
Mindat Confirmed

Also known as

  • NBMG Sample Site 1747

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

Structure: Abundant Normal Faults Fault In The Quartzite Deposit: Adit follows n10w, 60s W quartz vein and quartz-cemented quartzite breccia exposed at portal. Vein width is 1-1.5 ft. The quartzite wallrock is fractured and brecciated but has sharp co…

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Additional documented workings

  • Adit — documented in 1 source record.
    Mindat
  • Portal — documented in 1 source record.
    Mindat

Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 8 shaft symbols
  • 8 adit symbols
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • Adit
    Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Structure: Abundant Normal Faults Fault In The Quartzite Deposit: Adit follows n10w, 60s W quartz vein and quartz-cemented quartzite…
  • Portal
    Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: ite Deposit: Adit follows n10w, 60s W quartz vein and quartz-cemented quartzite breccia exposed at portal. Vein width is 1-1.5 ft. Th…
  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • 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.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Chalcopyrite
  • Malachite
  • Psilomelane
  • Pyrolusite
  • Pyromorphite
  • Tetrahedrite
  • Baryte
  • Cerussite
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  • Chalcopyrite
  • Malachite
  • Psilomelane
  • Pyrolusite
  • Pyromorphite
  • Tetrahedrite
  • Baryte
  • Cerussite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chlorargyrite
  • commodity:Arsenic
  • commodity:Bismuth
  • commodity:Copper
  • commodity:Gold
  • commodity:Lead
  • commodity:Silver
  • commodity:Zinc
  • Limonite
  • Malachite
  • Mimetite
  • Native Gold
  • Psilomelane
  • Pyrolusite
  • Pyromorphite
  • Quartz
  • Quartzite
  • Rhyolite
  • Tetrahedrite Subgroup
  • Volcanic breccia
  • Wad

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (8)
  • mapped adit symbols (8)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 57749

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (24)
  • underground workings

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