USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Nye County
Peterson Mine
Unconfirmed Gold Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Nye
- Mining district
- Jackson District
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Also known as
- 1981, Unpatented War Eagle Claims Staked 1973 According To Field, Examination of Aug
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Alteration: Weak Propylitic Alteration, Oxidation Of Sulfides. Deposit: White, massive crustified quartz veins Ore(s): No Information
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 5 shaft symbols
- 13 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
- Mrs. Theresa Messner · Source-reported owner
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Chalcopyrite
- Andesite
- Chalcopyrite
- commodity:Gold
- commodity:Lead
- commodity:Silver
- Pyrite
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 (5)
- mapped adit symbols (13)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 40149
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (6)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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