Mine detail: Gold Acres Deposit

Previously called 'Little Gold AcresOld Kennecott GroupLime PointLakin, MaloneyLittle Squirt'

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Location

Lat / long:

40.25213, -116.73982

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Tungsten, Copper
Tertiary:	Molybdenum, Antimony, Arsenic, Mercury, Thallium, Lead, Zinc
Ore:	Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1925

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Producer
Production years:	1936-1961; 1973-1983; 1987-PRESENT (11/91).
First production started:	1935

Geology

Host rock:	Roberts Mountains Formation;Valmy Formation;Valmy Formation;Elder Sandstone
Host type:	Limestone
Associated type:	Quartz Monzonite
Structure:	Reg.Struct: Gold Acres Is Exposed At The Western Margin Of The Gold Acres Window Along The Nw-Trending Roberts Mountains Thrust, Cortez-Uinta Axis. It Lies Along The Eureka-Battle Mountain Trend Of Aligned Intrusives And Mineralization., Common High Angle Normal Faulting At Numerous Orientations Has Broken The Mineralized Zone Into Three Parts: The Main Gold Acres Orebody, Little Squirt Orebody, And Little Gold Acres Orebody.
Tectonic:	Geosyncline
Alteration processes:	See Comments

References

MRDS	W002496
DEP	10069103
Reference	{Deposit:: KETNER, K. B., 1965, GOLD ACRES MINE, IN GILLULY, J., AND GATES, O., TECTONIC AND IGNEOUS GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN SHOSHONE RANGE: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 465, P. 134-135}{Deposit:: KOSCHMAN, A. H., AND BERGENDAHL, M. H., 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 184}{Deposit:: ROBERTS, R. J., ET AL, 1971, GOLD-BEARING DEPOSITS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NEVADA AND SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: ECON. GEOL. 66 (1): 14-33}{Deposit:: STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO., NEVADA; NBMG BULL 88}{Deposit:: VANDERBURG, W.. (1939) RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEVADA; USBM I.C. 7043.}{Deposit:: WRUCKE, C.T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO. NEVADA, USGS MAP MF-647.}{Deposit:: ANCTIL, R.J. (1967) GOLD ACRES PROJECT, REPORT PREPARED FOR UNION PACIFIC LAND CO.}{Deposit:: USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILLS NO. 54, REF. NO. 3201500052, MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 74.500}{Deposit:: THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY 1990; NBMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI-1990, P.22.}{Deposit:: HAYS, R.C., AND FOO, S.T., 1991, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE GOLD ACRES DEPOSIT LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA, IN RAINES, G.L., LISLE, R.E., SCHAFER,R.W. AND WILKINSON, W.H., EDS., SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT BASIN, GEOLOGIC SOCIETY OF NEVADA AND THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY APRIL 1-5, 1990 P. 677-685.}{Deposit:: MCCORMACK, JOHN, 1991, WRITTEN COMMENTS ON RECORDS, 18 OCT/91.}{Deposit:: NBMG, 1994, MI-1993}{Deposit:: 1957 RECON KETTNER, K. B.; REPORT}{Deposit:: 1969 GEOCHEM WRUCKE, C., ET AL; ANOMALY}{Production:: ROBERTS, R. J., ET AL, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY 66(1): 14-33. STAGER, H.K., 1977. NBMG SPEC. PUB. MI-1990. NBMG MI-1993}{Reserve-Resource:: NBMG SPEC. PUB. MI-1990 NBMG MI-1993}
Reporter	Reeves, James R., Kirkham, Richard A., Skurski, M. (Marcus, Sue), Moyer, Lorre A. (Marcus, S.M.), Phinisey, J. D. (Marcus, S.), Li, Zhiping (Moyer, Lorre A.)