USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Esmeralda County
Reed Mine
Mindat Confirmed Talc-Soapstone Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Esmeralda
- Mining district
- Sylvania (Green Mountain) District
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Talc-Soapstone
- Verification
- Mindat Confirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Deposit: Most ore came from zone exposed for 700 ft at surface, 1-12 ft thick, extending 130 ft down dip. On adit level, ore zone consists of 2 ragged lenses of white talc separated by a zone of talc stringers. The irregular lenticular ore bodies lie a…
Additional documented workings
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Adit
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 700 ft, 12 ft, 130 ft.
Mindat -
Level
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 700 ft, 12 ft, 130 ft.
Mindat
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 11 shaft symbols
- 13 adit symbols
View individual source records (4)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Adit
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Most ore came from zone exposed for 700 ft at surface, 1-12 ft thick, extending 130 ft down dip. On adit level, ore zone consists of… -
Level
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: ore came from zone exposed for 700 ft at surface, 1-12 ft thick, extending 130 ft down dip. On adit level, ore zone consists of 2 rag…
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
Verification
Mindat Confirmed
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Chlorite
- Talc
- Chlorite Group
- commodity:Talc
- Dolostone
- Quartz-monzonite
- Talc
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 (11)
- mapped adit symbols (13)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 60849
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (5)
- underground workings
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