USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Esmeralda County
Ohio Mines Corp. Dunfee Group
Unconfirmed Gold Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Esmeralda
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Also known as
- Southwestern Mines Co. Property 1931-Russell,, Orleans and Townsite Groups, Orlean Nos. 1-3, Orlean Ext., Orlean Ext. No. 1, Whirlwind Nos. 1-3,, Gold Ledge Annex, Lime Point Nos. 5, 6, Mohawk, Nettie L. Ext.,, Nettie L.
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Source classification: Underground operation documented
Specific physical workings are not yet documented in discrete records.
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 69 shaft symbols
- 20 adit symbols
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Operators / organizations
- J. W. Dunfee, Mine Manager And Gen'L. Supt., · Historical operator
- SW Mines Co.-(Early 1900'S-; Ohio Mines Co.-1922. · Source-reported owner
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Clay
- Hematite
- Limonite
- Pyrite
- Quartz
- Bromyrite
- Cerargyrite
- Galena
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 (69)
- mapped adit symbols (20)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
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