UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA BULLETIN Y o l. XLY JANUARY 1951 No. 3 GEOLOGY AND MINING SERIES No. 50 MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE COUNTY, NEVADA By VIC.TOR E. KRAL Mining Engineer PRICE ONE DOLLAR Pu b l ic a t io n o f t h e N e v a d a St a t e B u r e a u o f M in e s AND THE MACKAY SCHOOL OF MINES Ja y A. C a r p e n t e r , Director 1-6 .............................................. JiwiiiM i^wiam iiuM i^ Wne's ■'". vl Si X! no, N- i PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE U n iv e r s it y o f N e v a d a RENO, NEVADA Entered in the Post Office at Reno, Nevada, as second-class matter under Act of Congress, July 16, 1894. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage pro­ vided for in section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized April 21, 1919. STATE PRINTING OFFICE OF NEVADA JACK MCCARTHY, SUPERINTENDENT CARSON CITY TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Preface............................................................................................. vjj Acknowledgments and References......................................... xi Nye County.... ......................._......................................................... j History................................................................................. ]_ ' Topography..................... 3 General Geology......................................................................... 5 Mining Districts..................................... 6 Tonopah Bombing and Gunnery Range. Future of Nye County Mining............... Mining Districts— Map No. Page Antelope Springs...........................^.......... 7 11 Arrowhead.................................................. 5 13 Ash Meadows.............................................. 8 13 Athens.......................................................... 2 16 Atwood (see Fairplay)............................... 2 57 Bannock (see ITannapah)........................... 1 73 Barcelona (see Belmont)............................ 3 19 Bare Mountain (see Fluorine)................... 8 .... 60 Beatty (see Fluorine)................................. 8 60 Bellehelen............................................. l 17 Belmont........................................................ 3 19 Berlin (see Union)................................... 2 195 Big Dune (see Fluorine)............................. 8 .... 60 Black Spring (see Cloverdale)................... 2 .... 43 Blakes Camp (see Golden Arrow).............. 1..... 70 Brucite (see Mammoth).............................. 2 102 Bruner............................................... 2 26 Bullfrog.................................................... 7, 8 ... 28 Butterfield Marsh (see Currant)................ 4 .... 47 Cactus Springs............................................. 7 .... 40 Carrara (see Fluorine)..................... 8 .............60 Cimarron (see San Antone)........................ 1 .... 157 Clarkdale (see Tolicha)........................ 7 . 166 Clifford......................................................... 1 .... 42 Cloverdale.................................................... 2 .... 43 Concordia (see Jefferson Canyon).............. 3 .... 80 Currant......................................................... 4 .... 47 Danville........................................................ 3 .... 50 Eden........................................... 1 .............52 Eden Creek (see Eden)............................... ^..... 52 Ellendale...................................................... 1 .... 54 Ellsworth (see Mammoth).......................... 2 .... 102 Empire (see Tvbo).......................... 1,3 ... 189 Fairplay............................................. :....... 2 .... 57 Fluorine........................................ :.... 8 .... 60 Fresno (see Longstreet).......................... 1 ............. 99 93842 Mineral Resources of Nye County Mining Districts— Continued. Map No. Page Gabbs (seeMammoth)................................. 2 . 102 George’s Canyon (see Longstreet)............ ] . 99 Gold Belt (see Eden)............................ l . 52 Gold Crater............................................. 7 . 69 Golden (see Cloverdale)............................ 2 . 43 Golden Arrow...................................... ...... l . 70 Goldfield..................................... 7 72 Gold Park (see Jackson)............... ............ 2 76 Gold Reed (see Ivawich).................... ....... 6 90 Goldyke (see Fairplay)........................ 2 57 Granite (see Lodi)....................................... 2 93 Grant Canyon (see Troy).................... 5 175 Grantsville (see Union)...................... 2 195 Green Isle (see Jefferson Canyon)............. 3 80 Hannapah............ ’................ '............ 1 73 Hot Creek (see Tybo).............................. 1, 3 189 lone (seeUnion)..................................... 2 195 Trwin Canyon (see Troy)........................... 5 175 Jackson................ .... ..........._................., 2 76 Jamestown (see Wellington)..................... 7 211 Jefferson Canyon...................................... 3 80 Jett............................................................... 2 82 Johnnie....................................... 8 86 Ivawich........................................................ 6 90 Keystone (see Tybo)................................ 1,3 189 Ledbetter Canyon (see Jett)...................... 2 82 Lee (see Fluorine)............................. 8 60 Liberty (see San Antone)........................... 1 157 Lodi........................................ 2 93 Longstreet................ ] 99 Mammoth.................................................... 2 102 Manhattan........................................... 2, 3 113 Marble (see Lodi)......................................... 2 93 Marble Falls (see Mammoth)...................... 2 102 Mellan Mountain................. 7 131 Millett (see Twin River).................... 2 178 Mine Canyon (see Longstreet).................... 1 99 Monte Cristo (seeTolicha).......................... 7 166 Morey................ 3 132 North Twin River (see Twin River)........... 2 178 Northumberland................................... 3 135 Nyala (see Willow Creek)............................ 5 212 Oak Spring............................................. (; 138 O’Briens (see Wellington)........................... 7 211 Paradise Peak (see Fairplay)...................... 2 57 Paradise Range (see Mammoth)...:.............. 2 102 Peavine Canyon (see Jett)........................... 2 82 Philadelphia (see Belmont)......................... 3 19 Phonolite (see Bruner)................................ 2 26 -rwt******* Mineral Resources of Nye County Page Mining Districts— Continued. Mill) No. Page ... 102 Pioneer (see Bullfrog)....... - 7,8 ............ ............ 28 . 99 Quartz Mountain (see Goldfield) .... 7 ............... ............ 72 . 52 Quartz Mountain (see Lodi) 2 ............ 93 . 69 Quartz Mountain (see Tolicha).... .... 7 ............. ............ 166 . 43 Queen City (seeKawich)....... .... 6 .............. ............ 90 . 70 Quinn Canyon (see Willow Creek). .... 5 ............... :.......... 212 . 72 Railroad Valiev Marsh (see Currant) .... 4 ............... ....... ... 47 . 76 Republic (see Cloverdale)... .... 2 ............... ............ 43 90 Reveille........................... ............ 141 57 Rhyolite (see Bullfrog)......... - 7,8 ............ ............ 28 93 Round Mountain.............. 3 144 175 Royston............................ 2 ............ 155 195 San Antone........................ ..... 1..................... ............ 157 80 San Antonio (see San Antone).... .... 1 _________ ............ 157 73 San Juan Canyon (see Washington).... 2 ............ 207 189 Sharp (see Willow Creek)................ .... 5 ................. .............. 212 195 Silver Bend (see Belmont)...................... ..... 3 ............... .............. 19 175 Silverbow................................................. ... 1,6 ............... ............ 161 76 Silverton (see Currant)................. .... 4 ............... ............ 47 211 Silver Zone (see Hannapah)................ ..... 1 ................. ............ 73 80 Spanish Belt (see Belmont)..................... .... 3 ................. .............. 19 82 Stonewall........................... ............................ .... 7 ................. .............. 165 86 Telluride (see Fluorine).......................... .... 8 ................. .............. 60 90 Tolicha............................................................ .... 7 ................. .............. 166 189 Tonopah.......................................................... .....l ...................; .............. 169 QO Trappmans.................................................... .... 7 ....... 174 60 Troy:................................................................ ..... 5 .................. .............. 175 157 Twin River..................................................... 2 .............. 178 93 Tybo................................................................. - 1.3 -............ .............. 189 99 Union................................................................ ..... 2 ................. _______ 195 102 Volcano (see Hannapah)...................... ..... 1.................... ............ 73 113 Wahmonie.............................................. ..... 8 ................. .............. 206 93 Wall Canyon (see Jett)......................... 2 .............. 82 102 Washington................................................. ..... 2 .................