Mining

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This page consists of brief descriptions of mining efforts in the area

Oil Wells in the Black Rock Desert Region

API COUNTY PERMIT OPERATOR WELL SECTION TOWNSHIP RANGE PARTSECT DISTFROMLI PERMIT_ISS COMPL_DATE STATUS TD Description
27-013-04999 Humboldt 0 Western Pacific Railroad Co. Sulphur-M.P. 474.67 35N Map 29E 1909 1909 D & A 970 Possible oil show at 845-875 ft, although samples examined at the University of Nevada appear to be a refined product. Water zones at 440-455 ft, 495-510 ft, and 560-670 ft. Well tested to 60 GPM of water. This well was put down at the Western Pacific st
27-013-05000 Humboldt 0 Black Rock Oil,Gas,Refining & Development Co. No. 1 13 35N Map 29E NW/4; NW/4; NE/4 00 DEC 21 00 DEC 21 P & A 800 Drilled near the Western Pacific Railroad Co. Sulphur-M.P.474.67 well.
27-031-00000 Washoe 0 Smoke Creek Desert, Nevada Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 32N Map Map 21E 1920s
27-027-00000 Pershing 0 Trego Well, Black Rock Desert, Nevada Trego Well 34N Map 25E A 1500 Lithologic log in file titled Trego Well, Black Rock Desert, Nevada, T34N, R25E, 4.5 miles due north of Trego and 18 miles northeast of Gerlach, Pershing County. This is all of the information currently available.
27-013-05002 Humboldt 347 Sun Exploration & Production Co. King Lear Federal No. 1-17 17 37N map 29E SW/4 SW/4 600 S,555 W 06 JAN 83 04 JUN 83 P & A 7,931 3,950 Core analysis available at NBMG. Oil show reported from core analysis at 6880-7052 ft and was detected as yellow and gold specular fluorescence. Very slightly gas-cut mud reported from DST at 6894-6930 ft.

Black Rock Oil, Gas, Refining and Developing Company

Stock was sold for $0.10/share in 1921. The Nevada Historical Society has a stock certificate.

Reuters Stock Descriptions

From http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/fullDescription.asp?rpc=66&symbol=ANV

Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (Allied Nevada)

Incorporated on September 14, 2006, ... owns the Hycroft mine, ...

The Hycroft mine and related facilities are located 54 miles west of Winnemucca, Nevada. The mine is under care and maintenance. The project encompasses 12,230 acres, including both patented and unpatented claims. From inception in 1987 until suspension of mining operations in December 1998, the Hycroft mine has produced over one million ounces of gold. In January 2006, Vista Gold had announced results of a feasibility study for the possible restart of operations at the Hycroft mine. The Brimstone deposit contains an estimated 52.7 million tons of gold mineralized material at a grade of 0.019 ounces of gold per ton. The Hycroft mine is located on the western flank of the Kamma Mountains. The deposit is hosted in a volcanic eruptive breccia and conglomerates associated with the Tertiary Kamma Mountain volcanics. ...

Wildcat

"The Wildcat project is located about 35 miles northwest of Lovelock and 26 miles south of the Hycroft mine in Pershing County, Nevada. The project consists of 74 unpatented claims and four patented claims, comprising 1389.6 acres. The Wildcat project lies in the Seven Troughs Range, which is underlined by Triassic and Jurassic sedimentary rocks and has been intruded by Cretaceous granodiorite. ..."

Mountain View

"The Mountain View property is located in northwest Nevada near the Blackrock Desert. The property is approximately 15 miles northwest of Gerlach, Nevada in Washoe County. The property consists of 127 claims with a total area of approximately 2,360 acres. ..."


Black Rock

r47.pdf: Other names: Hardin, Soldier Meadows, Soldier Meadow area County: Humboldt Discovered: 1849 (1863?) Period active: 1858-1860; 1866-1867 Commodities: silver, gold, uranium, fluorspar, nitrates Comments: Located at Black Rock, in the vicinity of Hardin City on the west slope of the Black Rock Range, several miles north of Double Hot Springs. Bancroft (1890) placed the original discoveries 1.5 miles from Hardinville. The district includes the Soldier Meadow uranium area of Garside (1973) and the Soldier Meadows nitrate area of Gianella (1945). References: Stretch, 1867, p. 46; Territorial Enterprise, March 7, 1868; Angel, 1881, p. 450; Bancroft, 1890, p. 103; Stoddard, 1932, p. 44; Gianella, 1945, p. 76; Garside, 1973, p. 56; Carlson, 1974, p. 220; Papke, 1979, p. 21; Wheeler, 1979, p. 139

Little Joe and Hoss Opal Mines

Hog Ranch Mine

The Hog Ranch Mine is a gold mine located in the Hog Ranch Mountains.

See Also

External Resources

Historical Resources

  • San Francisco Chronicle, "Rich Niter Deposit Near State Line," June 8, 1911, p. 3. Niter or Saltpeter was found 18 miles from Gerlach. The discovery was kept secret until a government geologist could examine the find.
  • San Francisco Chronicle, "Drill For Potash on Nevada Desert," December 10, 1914, p 4. WW I cut off German supply of Potash, H.S. Gale, member of the Government Survey, was to supervise drilling with the assistance of Prof J.C. Jones from UNR.
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