Mohawk Mine

Past Producer in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10222108
MAS/MILS ID 0320090365
Record type Site
Current site name Mohawk Mine
Alternate or previous names Mohawk No. 2 Claim.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -117.22311, 37.71555 (WGS84)
Elevation 1734
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002 S 042 E 36 SWSWSW Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -117.22311, 37.71555

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goldfield District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Goldfield Consolidated Mines Co.
    ID 2601773
    Year 1909
  • Type Operator
    Owner Mine Management, Inc.
    ID 2601773
    Home office Nevada
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RANSOM, F. L., 1909, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD,

  • Deposit

    NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 66, PLATE 1, NO.124.

  • Deposit

    NEV. STATE MINE INSPECTOR, 1983, ACTIVE MINES DURING THE

  • Deposit

    YEAR 1982.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BISMUTH ALSO PRESENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-JAN-91 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/18/1983
MSHA mine ID2601773
Mine name (MSHA)Mohawk Ii Mine
Current operatorMine Management Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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