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Nevada · Elko County

Coulee Deposit

Unconfirmed Gold Mixed Underground / Surface

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Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Elko
Mining district
Independence Mountains
Development status
Producer
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Gold
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

Commodity: Ore Materials: gold Deposit: Jerritt Canyon deposits are Carlin-type replacement gold occurrences hosted by calcareous Paleozoic marine sediments. Tectonic and volcanic activity has led to complex faulting and folding which have created fav…

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  • Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Surface-Underground
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Producer): Surface-Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Producer

Operators / organizations

  • Queenstake Resources · Historical operator · 2006

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Gold
  • commodity:Gold
  • Native Gold
  • Sedimentary rock

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

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

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 427908

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (3)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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