Gold Circle District (Midas)

Past Producer in Elko county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001654
MRDS ID W002898
Record type District
Current site name Gold Circle District (Midas)
Alternate or previous names Elko Prince Mine
Related records 10149240

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.80095, 41.2438 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Midas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tuscarora(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McDermitt(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rock(hydrologic unit)

Humboldt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Black Rock Desert-Humboldt(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Elko

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) HYDROTHERMAL

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.80095, 41.2438

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name FAULTING
Structure description NW TRENDING FAULTS
Type of structure Regional
Structure description VOLCANIC CENTERS (SEVERAL AGES)

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1907
Year of first production 1908

Mining district

District name GOLD CIRCLE DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Nevada resources

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