USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
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- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
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Nevada · Churchill County
Fondeway Mine
Unconfirmed Gold Underground
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Churchill
- Development status
- Plant
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Also known as
- Fondeway Canyon Mine, Fondaway Canyon Iron Prospect
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Source classification: Underground operation documented
Specific physical workings are not yet documented in discrete records.
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Plant): Underground · oper_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Plant
Operators / organizations
- Tenneco Inc. · Historical operator · 1990
Commodities & minerals
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
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