All Nevada Mining Districts

Cactus Springs
Other names: Cactus Spring, Cactus Range
County: Nye
Discovered: 1901
Commodities: silver, gold, turquoise, copper
Comments: Includes Thompson?s Camp and the turquoise prospects north of Sleeping Column Canyon on the west side of the Cactus Range, and the mines and prospects near Bailey?s Camp, located between Urania Peak and Cactus Springs on the east side of the Cactus Range.
References: U.S. Geological Survey, 1909, p. 420; Hill, 1912, p. 220; Lincoln, 1923, p. 164; Stoddard, 1932, p. 65; Kral, 1951, p. 40; Cornwall, 1972, p. 37; Tingley and others, 1997, p. 7-36
 
Calico Hills
Other name: Hottentot
County: Mineral
Commodities: iron, copper
Comments: Located in the Calico Hills, east of U.S. Highway 95, about 6 miles north of Schurz. The Hottentot name was taken from one of the iron prospects in the Calico Hills. The district is entirely within the Walker Lake Indian Reservation.
Reference: Tingley, 1990, p. 35

Callaghan Ranch
Other names: Mount Hope, Indian, Spencer, Burro, Silver Creek, Cumberland, Wall Street
County: Lander
Commodities: silver, tungsten, mercury
Comments: Located 12-16 miles north of Austin; covers Mount Callaghan, from area of Italian Creek north and east; Mount Hope name shown on 1866 map; includes Indian and Callaghan Ranch districts, mentioned in Stretch, 1867, as being 15-16 miles north of Austin; Spencer district of Hill (1912) and Stoddard (1932) probably in area and same as Burro camp or Rast property area of Bailey and others (in preparation); the Cumberland district, located on the western slope of the Toiyabe Range 15 miles north of Austin, and the Wall Street district, described as being located on the eastern slope of the Toiyabe Range, 25 miles north of Austin, were probably both located in this area. According to (1994) the Burro camp was discovered in 1906.
References: General Land Office map, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 97-98; Territorial Enterprise, July 17, 1877; Hill, 1912, p. 216; Stoddard, 1932, p. 51; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 113; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 104
 
Camp Gregory
Other name: Dead Camel Mountains area
County: Churchill
Commodities: gold, silver, mercury, diatomite
Comments: The district is located about 11 miles southwest of Fallon, along the southwestern edge of Lahontan Valley, and includes the northeastern part of the Dead Camel Mountains in the vicinity of Red Mountain. Camp Gregory was located on the northeastern edge of mountains.
Reference: Tingley, 1990, p. 52

Candelaria
Other names: Columbus, Mineral, Belleville
County: Mineral, Esmeralda
Discovered: 1864
Organized: 1864
Commodities: silver, gold, lead, antimony, copper, nickel, variscite, turquoise, barite
Comments: Covers most of the Candelaria Hills between Miller Mountain, Little Summit, Tonopah Junction, and Columbus Marsh. All of this area was in historic Esmeralda County, but fell into Mineral County when Mineral was created from Esmeralda. The original Columbus district included all of the area between Teels Marsh, Rhodes Marsh, Fish Lake Valley, and the summit of the Monte Cristo Range. The Mineral district was annexed to the Columbus district in 1865. A townsite formed in 1875 was named Candelaria, and this name came into use for the district by 1880. The Belleville section is in T4N, R34E.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 41; White, 1871, p. 108; Whitehill, 1873, p. 34; Angel, 1881, p.414; Hill, 1912,p. 206; Lincoln, 1923, p. 141; Stoddard, 1932, p. 58; Lotz, 1934, p. 21; Vanderburg, 1937a, p. 25; Page, 1959, p. 2-11; Ross, 1961, p. 81; Lawrence, 1963, p. 115; Shamberger, 1978, p. 1-2; Papke, 1984, table 3
 
Carico Lake
Other name: Ravenswood
County: Lander
Commodities: turquoise, gold (?), manganese
Comments: Located south of Carico Lake, in the area of Red Mountain. Vanderburg (1939) included part of this area (the manganese occurrence) in the Ravenswood district.
References: Vanderburg, 1939, p. 61; Tingley and Smith, 1983

Carlin
Other names: Rain, Carlin trend
County: Elko, Eureka
Discovered: 1859
Commodities: gold, silver, diatomite, oil shale, barite, uranium, vanadium, zinc, manganese
Comments: The Carlin district covers the southern end of the Tuscarora Mountains north of the town of Carlin, and the northern end of the Pi?on Range immediately south of Carlin. The southeast portion of the district, in the vicinity of the Rain Gold Mine, is sometimes referred to as the Rain subdistrict of the Carlin Trend. The Carlin Trend is an informal grouping of disseminated gold deposits that extends from the southern Railroad district in the Pi?on Range on the southeast to the Bootstrap district on the northwest.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 203; Lincoln, 1923, p. 38; Stoddard, 1932, p. 29; Gianella, 1945, p. 37; Granger and others, 1957, p. 31; Smith, 1976, p. 32; Ryneer, 1987, p. 265; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 49; Thoreson, 1991, p. 635
 
Carson City
Other names: Carson, Bald Mountain
County: Carson City
Discovered: 1862
Commodities: gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, sandstone, cinder
Comments: The district includes the southern slope of the Virginia Range, north of Carson City, and the area of Prison Hill, south of Carson City. According to Washoe County mining records, the Bald Mountain district was located north of Carson City in the vicinity of Sugarloaf and Nine Hill in section 27, T16N, R19E; most of the old district is included in the present Carson City district.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 199; Overton, 1947, p. 40; Moore, 1969, p. 31; Garside, 1973, p.17; Papke, 1973; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 29; Carson City mining records

Carson River
County: Carson City, Lyon
Commodities: silver, gold, mercury, thorium and rare earths
Comments: Located along the Carson River about 9 miles east of Carson City. The only production was from cleanup of old Carson River mills; there are no mines in the district.
Reference: Stoddard, 1932, p, 74

Carson Sink County: Churchill Period active: 1910
Commodity: sodium chloride
Comments: A small amount of salt was produced by solar evaporation in 1909 and shipped from Parran.
Reference: Papke, 1976, p. 12
 
Castle Peak
Other names: Aqua Frio, Castle, Red Mountain, Washington, Alum Canyon
County: Storey, Washoe
Organized: 1859
Commodity: mercury
Comments: Located in the Virginia Range, south of the Truckee River about 12 miles from Virginia City. Red Mountain, north of Castle Peak, was formerly considered to be a separate district. The Territorial Enterprise (1859) described an Aqua Frio district, organized in December 1859 in this general area. The Washington district, according to Gold Hill News (1865), was located in the Washington Hill area. The Alum Canyon district (1863) included the foot of Geiger Grade. All of these areas are now included in the Castle Peak district.
References: Territorial Enterprise, December 31, 1859; Gold Hill News, October 19, 1863 and October 20, 1865; Stretch, 1867, p. 68; King, 1885, p. 541; Stoddard, 1932, p. 82; Stoddard and Carpenter, 1950, p. 51; Bonham, 1969, p. 99

Cave Creek
Other name: Ruby Range
County: Elko
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: silver, lead, copper, barite
Comments: Located 12 miles north of Fort Ruby on the eastern slope of the Ruby Mountains, near the summit. Hill (1916) included Cave Creek in his large Ruby Range area.
References: White, 1871, p. 62; Angel, 1881, p. 392, Hill, 1916, p. 59; LaPointe and others,
1991, p. 55
 
Cave Valley
Other names: Cave, Patterson
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: lead, silver, copper, gold, vanadium
Comments: This district is in the northern part of Cave Valley at Cave Spring. The district includes a low hill that runs southwest from the Schell Creek Range about 8 miles northwest from Patterson Pass.  Originally organized as the Cave district in 1869, the district is commonly included in the adjacent Patterson district.
References: White, 1871, p. 92-93; Angel, 1881, p. 652; Schrader, 1931, p. 1; Stoddard, 1932, p. 54; Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 165; Wong, 1982, table 1

Cedar Spring
Other names: Cedar Pass
County: Nye
Discovered: 1904-05 (?)
Period Active: 1904-05 to 1910; 1934
Commodities: silver, gold
Comments: Located in the Kawich Range east of Cedar Pass.
References: Hall, 1981, p. 30; Tingley and others, 1997,  p. 7-109

Chalk Hills
Other name: Parker and Noe
County: Storey
Commodity: diatomite
Comments: Located in T18N, R22E.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 221; Lotz, 1934, p. 23; Stoddard and Carpenter, 1950, p. 50
 
Chalk Mountain
County: Churchill
Commodities: lead, silver, gold, molybdenum, vanadium
Comments: The district encompasses Chalk Mountain, lying north of U.S. Highway 50 on the east side of Dixie Valley.
References: Stoddard, 1932, p. 19; Gianella, 1945, p. 12; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 17; Schrader, 1947, p. 115; Willden and Speed, 1974, p. 64

Charleston
Other names: Timber Mountain, Wheeler, Amber Mountain
County: Clark
Discovered: 1869
Commodities: lead, zinc, silver, gypsum
Comments: This district is located on the eastern flank of the Spring Mountains east of Charleston Peak and about 35 miles northeast of Las Vegas. Charleston was originally included in the
30-mile-square Timber Mountain district which joined the Yellow Pine district on the north. The Wheeler district was organized in the same area sometime around 1875. Both names were in use in 1881, but by the 1930s the name Charleston came into use for the general area. Averett (1962) stated the Wheeler area was later incorporated into the Goodsprings (Yellowpine) district, to the south. Hewett (1931) mentioned an Amber Mountain district, some 30 miles northwest of Las Vegas, which would have been in the vicinity of Lucky Strike Canyon. The Lucky Strike area was also probably the site of the North mines, discovered by Mormons in April 1856. The North mines may have been the site of the first Mormon mining activity, predating by a few weeks the discovery of the Potosi Mine (A. McLane, oral commun. 1992)
References: White, 1871, p. 103; Wheeler, 1872, p. 52; Whitehill, 1873, p. 96; Whitehill, 1877, p. 89; Angel, 1881, p. 486; Hewett, 1931, p. 70; Stoddard, 1932, p. 23; Gianella, 1945, p. 23; Averett, 1962, p. 98; Longwell and others, 1965, p. 144; Papke, 1987, p. 10
 
Charleston
Other names: Copper Mountain, Cornwall, Cornwall Basin, Mardis
County: Elko
Discovered: 1876
Commodities: gold, copper, silver, antimony, lead, zinc, tungsten, uranium, barite
Comments: The Charleston district includes the drainage area of the Bruneau River and its tributaries from Dry Creek, 1.5 miles south of Charleston, to Coon Creek, about 11 miles to the north. First organized as Mardis in 1876 to cover placers on 76 Creek in the vicinity of Copper Mountain, the district also included placers in Pennsylvania Gulch, Union Gulch, Dry Ravine, and Badger Creek. The town of Charleston was founded 4 miles south of the placers.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 204; Lincoln, 1923, p. 39; Stoddard, 1932, p. 29; Lotz, 1934, p. 18; Gianella, 1945, p. 37; Granger and others, 1957, p. 32; Garside, 1973,  p. 42; Smith 1976, p. 35; Papke, 1984, p. 43; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 54; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 56

Chase
Other name: Racine
County: White Pine
Period active: 1951-54
Commodities: lead, silver
Comments: Located between Water and Walker canyons, 3 miles south of the Elko-White Pine county line. Chase was included in the historic Racine district of Wheeler (1872), which was described as being on the western slope of the Humboldt Range (Ruby Mountains) about 45 miles from Elko.
References: Wheeler, 1872, p. 36; Hose and others, 1976, p. 47; Jones, 1983
 
Cherry Creek
Other names: Egan Canyon, Gold Canyon
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1872
Organized: 1872
Commodities: silver, gold, lead, copper, zinc, tungsten, antimony, coal, fluorspar, beryllium
Comments: The district extends from Cherry Creek Canyon in the south end of the Cherry Creek Range to north of Paris Ranch Canyon. The Gold Canyon (Egan Canyon) district, located in Egan Canyon about 5 miles to the south, was formerly included in the Cherry Creek district. Butte Valley, to the west, is also sometimes included in the Cherry Creek district.
References: Whitehill, 1875 p. 88, 1877, p. 164; Angel, 1881, p. 657; Lincoln 1923, p. 242; Stoddard, 1932, p. 86; Lawrence, 1963, p. 227; Griffiths, 1964, p. 72-73; Hose and
others, 1976, p. 47; Schilling, 1976; Papke, 1979, p. 66; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 207

Chief
Other names: Caliente, Cobalt, Panaca
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1870
Organized: 1870
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, copper, vanadium
Comments: The Chief district is located on the southeastern tip of the Chief Range about 8 miles north of Caliente. The district is centered in the northwest quarter of T3S, R67E; Averett (1962) listed Cobalt and Panaca as alternate names for Chief.
References: Whitehill, 1873, p. 98; Angel, 1881, p. 484; Hill, 1912, p. 216; Lincoln, 1923, p. 118; Stoddard, 1932, p. 51; Callaghan, 1936, p. 5; Averett, 1962, p. 25; Tschanz and Pampeyan,
1970, p. 163
 
Churchill
Other name: Fort Churchill
County: Lyon
Commodities: tungsten, clay, diatomite
Comments: Located on the east side of Stretch (1867) placed the district on the east border of Storey County, in the vicinity of the military post. DeGroot (1863) used the name Fort Churchill for the district.
References: DeGroot, 1863; Stretch, 1867, p. 68; Stoddard, 1932, p. 56; Stoddard and Carpenter, 1950,  p. 75; Moore, 1969, p. 24; Stager and Tingley, 1988,  p. 111

Clark
Other names: Derby, Clark-Derby, Rainbow
County: Storey
Discovered: 1904
Commodities: diatomite, mercury, gold, silver
Comments: Located in the northern Virginia Range, south of the Truckee River in the vicinity of Clark Station. Paher (1970) said gold was discovered at Derby in the fall of 1904. Metallic production was recorded in 1915 from the Ethel property.
References: U.S. Geological Survey, 1915, p. 651; Stoddard and Carpenter, 1950, p. 51; Bonham 1969,  p. 102; Paher, 1970, p. 37; Tingley, 1990, p.44

Clarkdale
Other name: Tolicha, Yellowgold
County: Nye
Discovered: 1931
Period Active: 1931-1940
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments: Located about 5 miles east of U.S. Highway 95 in the ridges and hills north of
Tolicha Wash. Most of the mine workings are located at the Clarkdale Mine, and in the vicinity of the Yellow Gold Mine. This district is commonly included in the adjacent Tolicha district.
References: The Nevada State Journal, Jan. 19, 1947; Kral, 1951, p. 166; Cornwall, 1972, p. 41; Bonham, 1976, 1980; Tingley and others, 1997, p. 7-59

Cleve Creek
Other name: Kolchek
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1923
Period active: 1923, 1951-53
Commodities: tungsten, gold, silver
Comments: Located in the upper Creek, near Kolchek Basin in the central part of the Schell
Creek Range.
References: Hose and others, 1976, p. 49; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 211

Clifford
County: Nye
Discovered: 1905
Commodities: silver, gold, arsenic
Comments: The Clifford district is confined to the area of the Clifford Mine in section 3, T3N, R49E. The district includes a small hill that lies at the edge of Stone Cabin Valley, about two miles northwest of the margin of the northern Kawich Range and about 1L miles south of U.S. Highway 6.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 165; Stoddard, 1932, p. 65; Kral, 1951, p. 42; La Heist, 1964, p.66; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 67

Cloverdale
Other names: Golden, East Golden, West Golden, Eclipse, Black Springs, Republic
County: Nye
Discovered: 1905
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, copper, fluorspar
Comments: The Cloverdale district includes portions of the Toiyabe and Shoshone Ranges and extends from Cottonwood Creek on the east to Golden Wash, north of Cloverdale Ranch, on the west and extends south to include the Green Lizard area in the outlying hills south of the mouth of Cottonwood Creek. The district includes Secret Basin and the old camps of East Golden and West Golden. The district formerly included the Black Springs and Republic areas, both to the west of Cloverdale and the Peavine Canyon area, east of Cloverdale. Both Black Spring and Republic are now considered to be separate districts and Peavine is included in the Jett district. The 1880 map shows an Eclipse district in the southern Toiyabe Range that in cluded the present Cloverdale and Jett districts.
References: 1880 map; Hill, 1912, p. 221; Lincoln, 1923, p. 165; Stoddard, 1932, p. 65; Kral,1951, p. 43; Bonham, 1976; Schilling, 1976; Papke, 1979, p. 39; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 71

Coal Mine
Other names: Coal Canyon, Coal Mine Canyon, Adobe Range, Peko Hills
County: Elko
Commodities: lead, copper, silver, zinc, oil shale, barite, phosphate
Comments: Includes both sides of Coal Mine Canyon at the northern end of the Adobe Range.
References: Smith, 1976, p. 38, LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 59

Coaldale
Other name: Emigrant Peak area
County: Esmeralda
Discovered: 1894
Commodities: coal, uranium, turquoise, variscite, lead, silver, molybdenum
Comments: Located in the northern Silver Peak Range, south of Coaldale Junction, and extending into the southern Monte Cristo Range, north of Coaldale Junction. Coal deposits are at low elevations on the north end of the Silver Peak Range. Most of the uranium-molybdenum prospects are high in the range near Emigrant Peak, west of the historic coal properties. Small deposits of turquoise, variscite, and coal are reported in the Monte Cristo Range portion of the district.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 60; Stoddard, 1932, p. 36; Gianella, 1945, p. 50; Albers and
Stewart, 1972, p. 64;  Garside, 1973, p. 47-49; Smith and Tingley, 1983

Columbus Marsh
Other name: Columbus Salt Marsh
County: Esmeralda
Discovered: 1864
Commodities: borates, sodium chloride
Comments: The playa lies southeast of Columbus.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 62; Gianella, 1945, p. 51; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 64

Colverwell (not shown on plate)
County: Elko
Comments: Menardi?s 1908 map shows the location of this district to be in T45N, R67E. However, there is no mineral activity known in this area. The exact location is unknown.
Reference: Menardi, 1908, map

Comet
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1882
Commodities: lead, silver, zinc, gold, copper, tungsten
Comments: The Comet district is located on the southwestern side of Comet Mountain on the west side of the southern Highland Range.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 217; Lincoln, 1923, p. 119; Stoddard, 1932, p. 52; Averett, 1962, p. 28; Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 154; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 104

Como
Other names: Palmyra, Indian Spring, Indian Springs, Brown?s Indian Spring, Sunrise, Butte
County: Lyon
Discovered: 1860
Organized: 1860
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments: Located at the north end of the Pine Nut Mountains, extending generally from Lyon Peak on the south to the Carson River on the north. The Indian Springs district was organized in 1860. The Palmyra district, which included the towns of Palmyra and Como, was organized in 1862 in the Pine Nut Mountains 8 miles southeast of Dayton between the Sullivan (to the southwest) and Indian Springs (to the northeast) districts. Both districts were combined in 1869. Perry (1865) showed an Indian Spring district (possibly same as Brown?s Indian Spring district) to extend southeast almost to Walker Lake and include the present Yerington district. The Sunrise area is located in T14N, R22-23E, near Como, between Dayton and Yerington on the county line. DeGroot (1863) showed a Butte district, north of Palmyra, which would be within the present Como district.
References: DeGroot, 1863; Perry, 1865; Stretch, 1867, p. 27; Browne, 1868, p. 328; Angel,
1881, p. 498-499; King, 1885, p. 516; Stuart, 1909, p. 141; Lincoln, 1923, p. 130; Stoddard,
1932, p. 56; Stoddard  and  Carpenter, 1950, p. 76; Lotz, 1934, p. 18; Moore, 1969, p. 25

Comstock
Other names: Columbia, Washoe, Virginia, Virginia City, Gold Hill, Silver Star, Brunswick, Flowery, Rogers, Summit Lake, Comstock Lode, Occidental Lode, American Flat, Silver City
County: Storey
Discovered: 1858
Organized: 1859
Commodities: silver, gold, lead, copper, mercury
Comments: Commonly, the Comstock district includes all of the mining areas on the east slope of the Virginia Range lying generally between Gold Canyon and Six Mile Canyon. The three original districts organized on the Comstock lode were American Flat, Gold Hill, and Virginia. Virginia was the first, the Silver Star portion lies east of Virginia, in the range of mountains between Virginia [City] and the valley of the Carson River. The principal lodes are the Brunswick and the Occidental. The Flowery portion, also known as Rogers or Summit Lake, is located in the Flowery Range, to the east. The Columbia district, organized in 1858, included both Comstock and Silver City and extended west to the Carson Range. Schilling (1976) included Silver City in the Comstock district.
References: Gold Hill News, April 12, 1864; Stretch, 1867, p. 68-69; Hill, 1912, p. 225; Lincoln, 1923, p. 222; Stoddard, 1932, p. 48, 82; Stoddard and Carpenter, 1950, p. 13; Bonham, 1969, p. 102; Carlson, 1974, p. 239; Schilling, 1976; Wong, 1982, table 1; Ansari, 1986, p. 1, 5, 11, 22

Contact
Other names: Salmon, Salmon River, Kit Carson, Porter, Alabama, Portis
County: Elko
Discovered: 1870
Organized: 1871
Commodities: copper, silver, lead, gold, zinc, tungsten, molybdenum, uranium, thorium and rare earths
Comments: The Contact district is centered around the town of Contact and includes all or portions of T43-46N, R62-66E.The original Alabama district was located in the Knoll Mountain area; the Salmon River or Contact district was in the vicinity of town of Contact and Ellen D. Mountain; the Porter district included the area near China and Blanchard Mountains; and the Kit Carson district was near Middle Stack Mountain. By 1910, all of these were included in the large Contact district.
References: Whitehill, 1875, p. 32-33; Whitehill, 1877, p. 24; Angel, 1881, p. 392, 394-395; Stuart, 1909, p. 114; Hill, 1912, p. 204; Lincoln, 1923, p. 40; Stoddard, 1932, p. 29; Gianella, 1945, p. 38; Granger and others, 1957, p. 33; Garside, 1973, p. 43-44; Smith, 1976, p. 39; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 54; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 61
 
Cooper
Other name: Rattlesnake Knoll
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: lead, silver, fluorspar
Comments: This district is on the eastern slope of the Schell Creek Range north of Conners Pass in the vicinity of Majors Place. White (1871) placed this district on the eastern slope of the Schell Creek Mountains about 40 miles north of Patterson district, on the south side of Simpson?s Pass (Cooper Canyon?). Fluorspar occurs at Rattlesnake Knoll in Spring Valley, east of the main district.
References: White, 1871, p. 94; Angel, 1881, p. 653; Hose and others, 1976, p. 50; Wong, 1982, table 1

Copper Flat (not shown on plate)
County: Esmeralda
Commodities: lead, silver
Comments: Exact location is unknown.
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 1915, p. 631

Copper Kettle
Other names: C.K. Copper Kettle, Silver Hill
County: Churchill
Discovered: 1908
Commodities: copper, iron
Comments: District includes the area of Grimes and Copper Kettle canyons and extends to the canyons west of Anderson Ranch along the west flank of the northwestern Stillwater Range. The area is within the large Silver Hill district of DeGroot (1863). The iron occurrence is northwest of Copper Kettle Canyon, and is sometimes considered to be included in the Mineral Basin district which lies to the north in Pershing County.
References: DeGroot, 1863; Lincoln, 1923, p. 2; Stoddard, 1932, p. 19; Gianella, 1945, p. 12; Schrader, 1947,  p. 312; Willden and Speed, 1974, p. 64

Copper Valley
Other names: Ragged Top, Jessup County: Pershing, Churchill Discovered: 1908 (?)
Commodities: tungsten, copper, iron
Comments: District is located on the Pershing-Churchill county line along the eastern edge of Granite Springs Valley, in the western foothills of the southern Trinity Range. The northern part of district is sometimes included in the adjacent Ragged Top district, Pershing County (to the north). The southern part of the district is commonly included in Jessup district, Churchill County, which lies to the south.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 203; Stoddard, 1932, p. 75; Shawe and others, 1962, p. 116; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 31, 159

Cornucopia County: Elko Discovered: 1872
Organized: 1872
Commodities: silver, gold, copper, lead, antimony
Comments: Located about 15 miles north of Tuscarora, north of the South Fork of the Owyhee River in low mountains bordering the southeast margin of the Owyhee Desert. The main mines are located in sections 18-19, T42N, R51E.
References: Whitehill, 1875, p. 33; Angel, 1881, p. 393; Hill, 1912, p. 204; Lincoln, 1923, p. 41; Stoddard,1932, p. 29; Gianella, 1945, p. 38; Granger and others, 1957, p. 41; Lawrence, 1963, p. 60; Patterson and others, 1969, p. 607; Smith 1976, p. 45; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 68
 
Corral Canyon
Other name: Silver Hill
County: Churchill
Commodities: gold, titanium, iron
Comments: Located in the vicinity of the mouth of Corral Canyon, east slope of the Stillwater Range about 6 miles southwest of Boyer Ranch. The area is within the large Silver Hill district of DeGroot (1863).
References: DeGroot, 1863; Shawe and others, 1962, p. 124; Willden and Speed, 1974, p. 64;Tingley, 1990, p. 50

Corral Creek
Other names: Ruby Range, Ruby Mountain Range
County: Elko
Commodities: lead, zinc, silver, copper, tungsten, beryllium
Comments: Located in T28N, R57E on the western slope of the Ruby Mountains, 2 miles south of Harrison Pass. The district includes the drainage area of Corral Creek and its tributaries. Included by Stoddard (1932) in the large Ruby Range area.
References: Stoddard, 1932, p. 34; Smith, 1976, p. 48; Wong, 1982, table 1; Stager and Tingley,
1988, p. 54; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 71

Cortez
Other names: Cortez-Mill Canyon, Mill Canyon, Bullion Hill, Mount Tenabo, Tenabo
County: Eureka, Lander
Discovered: 1863
Organized: 1863
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, copper, zinc, antimony, mercury, turquoise, arsenic
Comments: Most of this district is located in Eureka County, only the small western portion is in
Lander County. The original district was located on the western slope of Mount Tenabo, and
 
the separate Mill Canyon district covered the eastern slope. Mill Canyon later was expanded east to include Buckhorn, then separated from Buckhorn district and is now included in the expanded Cortez district.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 101; White, 1869, p. 44; Whitehill, 1873, p. 66; Angel, 1881, p.
428; Hill, 1912,   p. 210, 215; Lincoln, 1923, p. 86; Stoddard, 1932, p. 42; Vanderburg, 1938b, p. 22; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944,  p. 79; Lawrence, 1963, p. 69; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Roberts and others, 1967, p. 69; Stewart and others, 1977, p. 77; Wong, 1982, table 1

Cottonwood
Other names: Cottonwood Canyon, Round Hole
County: Washoe
Discovered: 1870s
Commodities: silver, lead, copper, gold, tungsten, antimony
Comments: Includes all of the Fox Range.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 225; Lincoln, 1923, p. 233; Stoddard, 1932, p. 83; Lawrence, 1963, p.
223; Bonham, 1969, p. 53; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 199; Tingley, 1989a, p. 3

Crescent
Other names: Crescent Peak, New York, Timber Mountain
County: Clark
Discovered: 1894
Commodities: silver, gold, lead, copper, turquoise, molybdenum, vanadium, beryllium, thorium and rare earths, uranium, perlite
Comments: The district includes the northern New York Mountains and the southern end of the McCullough Range and is located about 12 miles west of Searchlight. Wheeler (1872) included the Crescent Peak area in the large New York district, centered on the New York Mountains in California but extending east to touch the historic Colorado district, located south of present- day Searchlight. Averett (1962) described a Timber Mountain district discovered in 1910 on  ?Timber Mountain 17 miles west of Searchlight? that is possibly somewhere in the Crescent Peak area.
References: Wheeler, 1872, p. 53; Hill, 1912, p. 201; Lincoln, 1923, p. 19; Stoddard, 1932, p. 24; Vanderburg, 1937b, p. 19; Gianella, 1945, p. 23; Averett, 1962, p. 32, 94; Gemmill, 1964, p. 235; Griffiths, 1964, p. 72-73; Longwell and others, 1965, p. 139; Garside, 1973, p. 35; Bonham, 1976

Crow Springs
Other names: Royston, Southern Cedar Mountains
County: Esmeralda
Commodities: turquoise, silver, lead, copper, gold, antimony, uranium, perlite
Comments: Located in the vicinity of Crow Springs and Outlaw Springs in the southern Cedar Mountains and the northeastern tip of the Monte Cristo Range, Esmeralda County. Crow Springs is sometimes included in the adjacent Royston district.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 62; Stoddard, 1932, p. 36; Gianella, 1945, p. 51; Lawrence, 1963, p. 66; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 64; Garside, 1973, p. 47

Cuprite
County: Esmeralda
Discovered: 1905
Commodities: copper, gold, silver, lead, mercury, silica, sulfur
Comments: Located near U.S. Highway 95 about 12 miles south of Goldfield. The district extends northeast from Mount Jackson and includes Mount Jackson Ridge and the Cuprite Hills. Metallic occurrences are mainly southwest of U.S. Highway 95; sulfur and silica deposits are east and west of the highway, in the northern part of the district.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 206; Lincoln, 1923, p. 63; Stoddard, 1932, p. 36; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 139; Gianella, 1945, p. 51; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 65
 
Currant
Other names: Currant Creek, Butterfield Marsh, Railroad Valley, Railroad Valley Marsh, Silverton
County: Nye, White Pine
Discovered: 1914
Commodities: gold, lead, copper, tungsten, magnesite, uranium, fluorspar
Comments: This district encompasses the southern White Pine Range, the Horse Range, and the northernmost part of the Grant Range. Kral (1951) included Railroad Valley (Butterfield) Marsh along with Silverton, to the west, in a large Currant district. Deposits of magnesite occur in the White Pine County part of the district.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 166; Stoddard, 1932, p. 65; Kral, 1951, p. 47; Garside, 1973, p. 93; Hose and others, 1976, p. 50; Papke, 1979, p. 34; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 77; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 138

Danville
Other name: Chloride
County: Nye
Discovered: 1866
Organized: 1866
Commodities: silver, gold, antimony
Comments: The Danville district is centered around Danville and Green Monster Canyons in the central Monitor Range. The district extends north to include Clear Creek Canyon, and south- southwest about 15 miles to include the area west of the Daughtery Ranch.
References: Angel, 1881, p. 516; Lincoln, 1923, p. 166; Stoddard, 1932, p. 66; Kral, 1951, p. 50; Lawrence, 1963, p. 151; Hall, 1981, p. 33; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984,  p. 81

Decoy
County: Elko
Period active: 1917-18, 1952
Commodities: manganese, gold, silver
Comments: The original Decoy district covered only a small area on the lower west slopes of the central part of the Toano Range. The district is now expanded to cover both slopes of the range, extending generally from Morgan Basin on the south to Thirtymile Canyon on the north.
References: Stoddard, 1932, p. 29; Gianella, 1945, p. 39; Granger and others, 1957, p. 42; Smith, 1976, p. 48; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 73

Deephole
Other names: Deep Hole, Granite Range, Squaw Valley, Gerlach, Miller
County: Washoe
Discovered: 1908
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, lead, tungsten, titanium
Comments: Deephole is located in the southern Granite Range, 18 miles northwest of Gerlach. The Gerlach district of Beal (1963) covered this same general area, and the Miller district of Carlson (1974) also may have been in this area.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 225; Stoddard, 1932, p. 83; Lincoln, 1923, p. 234; U.S. Bureau of
Mines, 1939, p. 450; Overton, 1947, p. 61; U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1953, p. 672; Beal, 1963,
p. 23; Bonham, 1969, p. 59; Carlson, 1974, p. 60; Bonham, 1976; Stager and Tingley,
1988, p. 200

Delamar
Other names: Ferguson, Cedar
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1871, 1891
Organized: 1892
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, lead, perlite
Comments: Wheeler (1872) included this area in a Cedar district, discovered in 1871 and located ?on the western side of Bennett Spring Mountains? (generally west of Meadow Valley Wash  and southwest of Clover Valley). The present district, discovered in 1891, was originally named Ferguson and its townsite was Delamar. Delamar came into use as the district name starting in mid-1930s. The main portion of the Delamar district is located on the western front of the range between Monkey Wrench Wash and Cedar Wash, although the district extends to the east almost to Rainbow Canyon and includes the upper part of Taylor Mine Canyon.
References: Wheeler, 1872, p. 43; Stuart, 1909, p. 133; Hill, 1912, p. 217; Lincoln, 1923, p. 119; Stoddard, 1932, p. 52; Callaghan, 1937, p. 7-8; Averett, 1962, p. 24; Tschanz and Pampeyan,  1970, p. 136-140; Bonham, 1976

Delano
Other names: Delno, New York, Indian Springs, Emigrant Springs, Goose Creek
County: Elko
Discovered: 1872
Organized: 1872
Commodities: silver, lead, zinc, copper, tungsten, molybdenum, antimony, tin
Comments: Situated in T43N, R68E, about 30 miles north of the town of Tecoma. Organized as the Goose Creek district in 1872, the district was renamed Delano sometime before 1875. The Indian Springs area is about 3 miles south-southeast of the central district. Emigrant Springs is about 7 miles to the west of the main district. The original Delano district included the northern part of the Delano Mountains, north of Delano Peak. The later New York district included the central part of the mountains, near Indian Springs. These two areas, along with the Emigrant Springs area, are included in the present district.
References: Whitehill, 1877, p. 26; Angel, 1881, p. 393; Stoddard, 1932, p. 29; Lotz, 1934, p. 18; Gianella, 1945, p. 39; Granger and others, 1957, p. 43; Lawrence, 1963, p. 60; Smith, 1976, p. 49; Wong, 1982, table 1; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 54; LaPointe and others, 1991,  p. 75
 
Delaware
Other names: Sullivan, Brunswick, Brunswick Canyon, Hot Springs, San Francisco
County: Carson City, Douglas
Discovered: 1860
Commodities: tungsten, iron, gold, copper, lead, silver, mercury, manganese
Comments: Located in the Pine Nut Mountains east of the Carson River and west of El Dorado Canyon. Most of the district is in Carson City, but the district extends south to the upper part of Brunswick Canyon, north of Lebo Springs in Douglas County. Originally known as the Sullivan district. Brunswick Canyon is on north end, and Hot Springs Mountain is on the western side. Wright?s map of mining districts in Nevada prior to 1863 locates the San Francisco district in the vicinity of Hot Springs Mountain, southeast of Carson City on the Douglas- Ormsby County line. That area is now included within the Delaware district.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 18; Angel, 1881, p. 537; Lincoln, 1923, p. 199; Stoddard, 1932, p.74; Overton, 1947, p. 41; Moore, 1969, p. 30; Bonham, 1976; Wong, 1982, table 1; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 45; George F. Wright papers, University of Nevada Reno special collections

Delker
Other names: Delkar, Delcer
County: Elko
Discovered: 1894
Period active: 1916-17
Commodities: copper, lead, zinc, silver, uranium
Comments: District covers all of the West Buttes (Delker Hill), an isolated north-trending ridge located east of the Delcer Hills. At one time, both buttes were called the Franklin Buttes, and later, Delker Buttes.
References: Hill, 1916, p. 66; Lincoln, 1923, p. 42; Stoddard, 1932, p. 30; Gianella, 1945, p. 39; Granger and others, 1957, p. 48; Smith, 1976, p. 53; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 80
 
Desert
Other names: White Plains, White Plain, Lakeview
County: Churchill
Discovered: (1849?) 1863
Commodities: gold, silver, mercury
Comments: Located on the northeast flank of Desert Peak in the Hot Springs Mountains, about 7 miles west-southwest of White Plains (Huxley) station on the Southern Pacific Railroad. The Territorial Enterprise (1868) placed a Lakeview district in this area.  Vanderburg (1940) mentioned that the Desert Queen Mine in this district may have been discovered by emigrants in 1849; if so, this district would be the site of the earliest mining activity in the state.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 29; Territorial Enterprise, October 24, 1868, 2:6; Hill, 1912, p. 200; Lincoln, 1923, p. 2; Stoddard, 1932, p. 19; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 19; Gianella, 1945, p. 12; Willden and Speed, 1974, p. 66; Carlson, 1974, p. 177; Schilling, 1976

Desert Mountains
County: Lyon
Commodities: diatomite, montmorillonite, gold, silver
Comments: Includes the western Desert Mountains, extending from area of the Thompson smelter site west of U.S. Highway 95A, east to Cleaver Peak, and extends north to include the clay mining area on the northwestern end of the mountains.
References: Papke, 1970, p. 23; Tingley, 1990, p. 55

Diamond
Other names: Phillipsburg, Sentinel
County: Eureka
Discovered: 1864
Organized: 1864
Commodities: silver, lead, zinc, copper, gold
Comments: Located on the western slope of the Diamond Range, about 20 miles north and slightly east of Eureka. The Phillipsburg area is at the north end of the district, and was the site of most of the mining activity. The Sentinel area, described as only 12 miles north of Eureka, is probably in the area of Black Point in the southern part of the present district.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 98; Territorial Enterprise, June 18, 1871, 2:3; White, 1871, p. 65; Wheeler, 1872, p. 36; Whitehill, 1873, p. 79; Whitehill, 1875, p. 87; Angel, 1881, p. 429; Lincoln, 1923, p. 87; Stoddard, 1932, p. 42; Vanderburg, 1938b, p. 28; Roberts and others, 1967,  p.74; Bonham, 1976

Diamond Marsh
Other names: Williams Marsh, Williams Salt Marsh
County: Eureka
Commodities: sodium chloride, sodium sulfate
Comments: Williams Marsh salt deposits are centered in the east half of T25N, R53E, in northern Diamond Valley.  Sodium sulfate is reported in the south half of T24N,R54E.
References: Whitehill, 1873, p. 80; Angel, 1881, p. 436; Lincoln, 1923, p. 88; Carlson, 1974, p.246; Papke, 1976, p. 11

Diamondfield
County: Esmeralda, Nye
Commodities: gold, silver, mercury
Comments: Located about 5 miles northeast of Goldfield in the area of McMahon Ridge and
Black Butte.  Diamondfield is commonly included within the Goldfield district.
References: Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 144; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 65; Shamberger, 1982, p. 29-32
 
Dike
County: Clark
Discovered: 1916
Commodity: lead
Comments: The Dike district is located in the northwestern part of T19S, R63E, and the southwestern part of T18S, R63E, in the southern Las Vegas Range about 12 miles northeast of Las Vegas.
References: Stoddard, 1932, p. 24; Gianella, 1945, p. 24; Longwell and others, 1965, p. 144

Disaster
Other names: Disaster Peak, Kings River, Moonlight area, Trout Creek Mountains area
County: Humboldt
Period active: 1914
Commodities: gold, silver, uranium, lithium carbonate
Comments: Located on the northeast and east sides of Kings River Valley in the Montana Mountains. The district originally included only the area near Disaster Peak, on the Oregon border, but is now expanded to include the Kings River and Moonlight uranium areas of Garside (1973). The district also includes the Montana Mountains lithium area of Lowe and others (1985).
References: Hill, 1912, p. 212; Lincoln, 1923, p. 97; Stoddard, 1932, p. 44; Garside, 1973, p. 58; Bonham, 1976; Wong, 1982, table 1; Lowe and others, 1985, p. 137

Divide
Other name: Rock Creek
County: Elko
Discovered: 1916
Period active: 1916-1929
Commodities: silver, gold, antimony
Comments: This district is located at the head of Dry Creek, about 8 miles northwest of Tuscarora, and covers the drainage divide northeast of McCann Creek Mountain. The district is sometimes included in the adjacent Rock Creek district.
References: U.S. Geological Survey, 1916, p. 474; Stoddard, 1932, p. 30; Granger and others, 1957, p. 133; Lawrence, 1963, p. 54; Smith, 1976, p. 54; Bonham, 1976; Wong, 1982, table 1

Divide
Other names: Gold Mountain, Gold Reef, Dutch Mountain
County: Esmeralda
Discovered: 1901
Commodities: silver, gold, lead, molybdenum
Comments:  This district is at Gold Mountain, about 5 miles south of Tonopah. First known as Gold Mountain (Spurr, 1903), its name was changed to Divide following a second wave of discoveries in 1917 (Paher, 1970).  Divide district was centered around the divide on the Tonopah-Goldfield road, west of Gold Mountain. The Gold Reef district was located a few miles to the southeast, on the southeast flank of Gold Mountain; both areas are included in the present Divide district. The Nevada Miner (1902) mentions a Dutch Mountain district, located 6 miles south of Tonopah, that was probably in this area.
References: The Nevada Miner, Sept. 15, 1902, 15:2; Spurr, 1903, p. 87; Lincoln, 1923, p. 64; Stoddard, 1932, p. 37; Lotz, 1934, p. 19; Gianella, 1945, p. 52; Paher, 1970,   p. 383-385; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 65; Bonham and Garside, 1979, p. 121

Dixie Marsh
Other names: Humboldt Salt Marsh, Salina
County: Churchill
Discovered: 1861
Periodactive: 1861-68
Commodities: sodium chloride, borates, potash
Comments: Dixie Marsh lies to the east of the Stillwater Range, in the lowest part of Dixie Valley (Osobb Valley of the Fortieth Parallel Survey). The Territorial Enterprise (1863) described a Salina district bordered ?on the south by Tower Canyon, on the north by Shoshone Springs, on the east by the summit of the mountain [Clan Alpine Mountains], on the west by the great salt field [Humboldt or Dixie salt marsh]? that covers the area of the present Bernice and Dixie Marsh districts. Carlson (1974) described the Salina district as located at ?a Churchill County salt flat,? and Garnett and Paher (1983) incorrectly (?) placed Salina some 20 miles northeast of Stillwater, on the west side of the Stillwater Range between Cox and Shady Run Canyons.
References: Virginia Evening Bulletin, August 11, 1863, 2:4; Stretch, 1867, p. 28; Bancroft,
1890, p. 261-262; Lincoln, 1923, p. 3; Gianella, 1945, p. 13; Carlson, 1974, p. 208; Papke,
1976, p. 11; Garnett and Paher, 1983, p. 114

Dixie Valley
Other names: Dixie, Marvel, Silver Hill
County: Churchill
Discovered: 1907
Period active: 1912-13; 1934
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, lead
Comments: Located on the east side of the Stillwater Range, near Dixie and the mouth of Gold Canyon. The townsite of Marvel was associated with first discoveries. The area was included by Vanderburg (1940) in the adjacent Table Mountain district, and is within the large Silver Hill district of DeGroot (1863).
References: DeGroot, 1863; Schrader, 1947, p. 318; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 48; Willden and
Speed, 1974, p. 67; Bonham, 1976

Dobbin Summit
County: Nye
Commodities: silver, gold
Comments: The district is located near Stargo Spring, northeast of Dobbin Summit in the Monitor
Range.
Reference: Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 85

Dogskin Mountain
Other names: Dogskin, Esmeralda, Red Rock Canyon
County: Washoe
Commodity: uranium
Comments: This area may have been included in the Dogskin district, later called Esmeralda and described by Carlson (1974) as being in the area of Freds Mountain, south of Dogskin Mountain.
References: Carlson, 1974, p. 175; Garside, 1973, p. 101, Wong, 1982, table 1

Dolly Varden
Other names: Mizpah, Granite Mountain, Granite
County: Elko
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1872
Commodities: copper, silver, lead, zinc, gold, molybdenum, thorium and rare earths, uranium
Comments: Situated at the northern extremity of the Schell Creek Range (Dolly Varden Mountains). The original Dolly Varden district was located on the east side of the mountains; the Granite [Mountain] district was 3 miles to the west; and the Mizpah district was located to the north, near Mizpah Spring.  All three areas are included in the present Dolly Varden district.
References: Whitehill, 1875, p. 30; Angel, 1881, p. 393-394; Hill, 1912, p. 204; Lincoln, 1923, p.42; Stoddard, 1932, p. 30; Gianella, 1945, p. 39; Granger and others, 1957, p. 50; Garside, 1973, p. 46; Smith, 1976, p. 54; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 82
 
Don Dale County: Lincoln Organized: 1945
Commodities: lead, silver, copper, mercury, gold
Comments: The Don Dale district is located on the northern end of the Groom Range and includes the area generally south of State Highway 375, between Coyote Summit and the Groom district. Wheeler (1872) included all of this area in a large Tempahute district; the southwestern part of the historic district is now Don Dale, the northeastern part is Tem Piute.
References: Wheeler, 1872, p. 44; Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 174; Tingley, 1991, p.3

Donnelly
Other names: Gerlach, Donnely, Granite Creek
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1910
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments: Located on the west slope of the Calico Mountains southwest of Donnelly Peak approximately 9 miles north-northeast of the southwest corner of Humboldt County. Lincoln (1923) placed this district in Washoe County, near the line between Humboldt and Washoe Counties.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 234; Stoddard, 1932, p. 83; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 20; Carlson, 1974, p. 126; Bonham, 1980

Double Springs Marsh
Other name: Double Spring Marsh
County: Mineral
Commodities: sodium carbonate, sodium sulfate
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 143; Vanderburg, 1937a, p. 27; Papke, 1976, p. 25-26
 
Duck Creek
Other names: Success, Peacock, Enterprise, McDougal, McDugal
County: White Pine
Organized: 1869
Commodities: lead, silver, copper, zinc, gold, limestone, fire clay
Comments: The Duck Creek district is located in the Duck Creek Range, a narrow ridge lying west of the main part of the Schell Creek Range. The northern part of the district was originally known as Enterprise (1869), the southern part as McDougal. The southeastern part later was called Success. The area on the west slope of the Duck Creek Range, opposite the Ely airport, was known as Peacock.
References: White, 1871, p. 85; Angel, 1881, p. 653; Lincoln, 1923, p. 244; Stoddard, 1932, p.86; Hose and others, 1976, p. 51

Dutch Flat
Other names: Florence, Willow Point
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1893
Period active: 1912
Commodities: gold, silver, mercury, tungsten, copper, lead
Comments: This district is located 20 miles north-northeast of Winnemucca in the southern portion of the Hot Springs Range. The original gold placer district was known as Dutch Flat or Florence. Lincoln (1923) described a Willow Point district, located about 20 miles north of Winnemucca, that possibly was this district, although the reported production of copper may not fit the geologic setting.
References: U.S. Geological Survey, 1910, p. 517; Lincoln, 1923, p. 105; Stoddard, 1932, p. 48; Vanderburg, 1936a, p. 94; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 21; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 90; Willden, 1964, tables 14, 15; Bonham, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 74
 
Dyer
Other names: Independentia, Independence
County: Esmeralda
Discovered: 1863
Commodities: silver, lead, gold
Comments: District covers a small area on the western edge of the Silver Peak Mountains, east of Dyer Ranch.  The Independentia district, organized in 1865 on the western slope of the mountains east of Fish Lake Valley, may have included the area of the present Dyer district. Spurr (1906) mentioned work in Dyer in 1863-64, and the Territorial Enterprise (1866) described the Independence district as being the western part of Red Mountain, extending across Fish Lake Valley to the White Mountains, and overlapping the Cottonwood (Red Mountain) district. References: Territorial Enterprise, July 4, 1866, 1:3; White, 1871, p. 105; Spurr, 1906, p. 34, 84; Hill, 1912, p. 206; Lincoln, 1923, p. 66; Stoddard, 1932, p. 37; Gianella, 1945, p. 52; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 66

Dyke
Other names: Dyke Canyon, Florence, Boyd Basin
County: Humboldt
Commodities: silver, gold, antimony
Comments: Located in Dyke Canyon and Boyd Basin on the east slope of the Pine Forest
Range. The district includes the Homer Verne Mine area.
References: U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1937, p. 450; Lawrence, 1963, p. 80; Bonham and others,
1985

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Gabbs
Other names: Downieville, Carbonate Point, Central, Brucite, Mammoth, Paradise Range, Cottonwood, Centers
County: Nye
Discovered: 1876
Commodities: magnesite, brucite, iron, silver, lead, zinc, tungsten, copper
Comments: The Gabbs district covers the western portion of the Paradise Range and extends from Downieville, north of the present town of Gabbs, to the Cottonwood Canyon area on the south, and from the western front of the range near the town of Gabbs east to include the area of Craig Station in the eastern part of the range. The historic Mammoth district included the area of the present Gabbs district along with the Ellsworth district to the northeast. The Central district was, according to the Territorial Enterprise, located 10 miles south of Downieville. The Cottonwood or Centers district described by Danner (1992) is located in Cottonwood Canyon, east of the town of South Gabbs. The Gabbs district now includes the area of the town of Gabbs and most of central part of Paradise Range as well.
References: Whitehill, 1877, p. 108; Territorial Enterprise, August 16, 1877 2:1, and November 9, 1878 2:4; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 98; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 141; Danner,1992, p. 81
 
Galena
Other names: Washoe Valley, Washoe, Jumbo, Union, Harris, Warne, Pleasant Valley, Chicago
County: Washoe
Discovered: 1860
Organized: 1860
Commodities: zinc, lead, silver, copper, gold, tungsten, arsenic
Comments: Located west of Pleasant Valley. Galena is the original name. The district includes some of the lower slopes of the Virginia Range and sometimes includes the Jumbo district to the east. Washoe County mining records mention a Harris district located 1.5 miles east of Washoe City that probably included mines and prospects located in the hills north of present New Washoe City. A Warne district, located 3 miles northeast of Washoe Lake, is probably same area as the Harris district. This area is now included in the Galena district. A Chicago district, active in 1893, was located 2 miles west of the Jumbo district and 2.5 miles northeast of Washoe Lake. This area is also within the Galena district.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 21; Hill, 1912, p. 226; Lincoln, 1923, p. 235; Stoddard, 1932, p. 84; Overton, 1947, p. 64; Bonham, 1969, p. 60; Bonham, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 200; Washoe County mining records

Gardnerville
Other names: Eagle, Pine Nut, Sulphur Springs, Mammoth Eagle, Buckeye
County: Douglas
Discovered: 1860
Commodities: tungsten, molybdenum, gold, copper, silver, antimony, silica
Comments: Map of 1866 shows the Eagle and Sulphur Springs districts to include the general area of the present Gardnerville and Mountain House districts. Sulphur Springs was to the north and included the north part of the present Gardnerville and Mountain House districts. Eagle was to the south and east and included the south part of Gardnerville, most of Mountain House, as well as the present Red Canyon district.The area later was referred to as the Pine Nut district, then Gardnerville. The Buckeye district, depicted on Wright?s map as a small area in the vicinity of the Monarch Mine, northwest of Mt. Siegel, is now included in the Gardnerville district.
References: Territorial Enterprise, July 14, 1860 3:2; General Land Office map, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 20; Whitehill, 1875, p. 18; Angel, 1881, p. 375; Stuart, 1909, p. 111; Hill, 1912, p. 202; Lincoln, 1923, p. 33; Stoddard, 1932, p. 27; Gianella, 1945, p. 33; Overton, 1947, p. 24; Lawrence, 1963, p. 40-41; Moore, 1969, p. 30; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 46; George F. Wright papers (map), University of Nevada, Reno Special Collections

Garfield
Other names: Clarendon, Silver Circle
County: Mineral
Discovered: 1866 (1880)
Period active: 1880-87
Commodities: silver, gold, copper, lead, tungsten, antimony
Comments: Located in the vicinity of Mable Mountain in the eastern Garfield Hills, the Garfield district lies between Black Dyke Mountain on the north and Garfield Flat on the south. According to Stretch (1867), the Clarendon district was located ?in the southwestern section of the [Nye] county?; the Territorial Enterprise (1868) used the name Silver Circle as an alternate name for Clarendon, and located the district 7 miles from the old Virginia (Rhodes) Salt Marsh. The
1880 map shows Clarendon to have included the area of the present Pamlico, Ashby, and Garfield districts.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 58; Territorial Enterprise, February 2, 1868, 1:2; Lincoln, 1923, p.144; Stoddard, 1932, p. 59; Vanderburg, 1937a, p. 33; Ross, 1961, p. 82; Lawrence, 1963, p.119; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 115

Gass Peak
County: Clark
Discovered: 1916
Period active: 1916-17
Commodities: zinc, silver, lead, gold, uranium
Comments: The Gass Peak district is at Gass Peak, the southernmost peak of the Las Vegas Range, about 8 miles northwest of Las Vegas; the district includes all of Gass Peak, but most mining activity has been confined to the southern slope of the peak.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 20; Stoddard, 1932, p. 25; Gianella, 1945, p. 25; Longwell and others, 1965, p. 145; Garside, 1973, p. 36

Genessee
County: Douglas
Comments: Located 40 miles south of Virginia City, on the east side of Carson Valley 20 miles east of Genoa; the exact location is unknown.
References: Virginia Evening Bulletin, September 11, 1863, 3:1, and September 23, 1863, 3:2; Gold Hill News, April 11, 1864, 2:3

Geneva
County: Pershing
Comments: Described as ?20 miles west of Humboldt Station.? The exact location is unknown.
References: Territorial Enterprise, February 24, 1876, 2:4

Genoa
Other name: Kingsbury Grade area
County: Douglas
Discovered: 1860
Organized: 1860
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, uranium
Comments: Located in the mountains west of Genoa, 1 mile north of the town. Expanded to include Kingsbury Grade area of Garside (1973).
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 20; Angel, 1881, p. 375; Lincoln, 1923, p. 34; Stoddard, 1932, p.
27; Gianella, 1945, p. 33; Overton, 1947, p. 27; Moore, 1969, p. 29; Garside, 1973, p. 38
 
Gerlach
Other names: Empire, Hooker
County: Pershing, Washoe
Discovered: 1910
Commodity: gypsum
Comments: The Gerlach district is located north of Luxor Peak on the northwestern end of the Selenite Range near the Pershing-Washoe county border. Tungsten discoveries were made a few miles to the south in Pershing County in 1941, and the name Hooker was applied to the Pershing County tungsten area sometime prior to 1947. The entire area, including both gypsum and tungsten, is sometimes referred to as the Hooker district.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 235; Overton, 1947, p.85; Johnson, 1977, p. 58; Wong, 1982, table 1; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 161; Papke, 1987, p. 22

Geyser
Other name: Geyser Ranch area
County: White Pine, Lincoln
Discovered: 1918
Commodities: tungsten, silver, gold, manganese
Comments: The Geyser district is located on the eastern slope of Mount Grafton in the Schell Creek Range along the White Pine-Lincoln county line. The southern part of the district, containing the manganese occurrence, extends into Lincoln County, and is sometimes included in the Patterson district.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 217; Hose and others, 1976, p. 53; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 217

Gibellini
Other name: Fish Creek
County: Eureka, Nye
Discovered: 1942
Commodities: manganese, zinc, nickel, vanadium, platinum
Comments: This district includes the southern tip of the Fish Creek Range, extending from the Gibellini Mine south into Nye County. The district is sometimes included within the adjacent Fish Creek district.
References: Roberts and others, 1967, p. 85; Schilling, 1976; Wong, 1982, table 1; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 98; Lechler and others, 1988, p. 1

Gilbert
Other names: Desert, Castle Rock
County: Esmeralda
Commodities: gold, silver, mercury, turquoise, copper, lead, antimony
Comments: Located in the eastern part of the Monte Cristo Range. Desert is an alternate name. The Castle Rock area is near the mercury mine in the southern part of district.
References: Stoddard, 1932, p. 36-37; Lawrence, 1963, p. 64; Gianella, 1945, p. 53; Morrissey, 1968, p. 6; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 67

Gilbert Canyon
County: Elko
Commodities: beryllium, columbium, tantalum, uranium
Comments: District includes Gilbert and McCutcheon Creeks, between Green Mountain and Mound Valley on the west slope of the Ruby Mountains.
References: Smith, 1976, p. 69; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 99

Golconda
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1866
Organized: 1866
Commodities: tungsten, manganese, copper, gold, lead, zinc, iron, barite, beryllium
Comments: Lies mainly southeast of the town of Golconda and includes the portion of the Edna Mountains lying generally between Golconda and Golconda Summit.
References: Whitehill, 1877, p. 61; Hill, 1912, p. 213; Lincoln, 1923, p. 97; Stoddard, 1932, p. 45; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 22; Willden, 1964, table 11; Griffiths, 1964,   p. 72-73; Papke, 1984, table 3; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 74

Gold Basin
County: Churchill
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments: Located in low hills east of Fairview Peak, sometimes included in the adjacent Fairview district.
References: Schrader, 1947, p. 123; Tingley, 1990, p. 83

Gold Basin
Other name: Rowland
County: Elko
Discovered: 1869; 1907
Period active: 1907-10
Commodities: gold, silver, copper
Comments: The original Gold Basin district included only gold placer locations along the north fork of the Bruneau River (Vanderburg, 1936a). Lode mining area near the town of Rowland was later included in the district. LaPointe and others (1991) expanded the district to include the area extending east of Bruneau Canyon to the west flanks of Bearpaw Mountain.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 204; Stoddard, 1932, p. 31; Gianella, 1945, p. 41; Vanderburg, 1936a,
p. 72; Granger and others, 1957, p. 64; Patterson and others, 1969, p. 616; Smith, 1976, p.
69; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 99
 
Gold Basin
Other name: Carroll
County: Lander
Discovered: 1912
Period active: 1912
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, lead
Comments: Located at Carroll Summit, on the Lander- Churchill county line, in T16N, R38E.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 111; Stoddard, 1932, p. 49, 20; Lotz, 1934, p. 20, 16; Stewart and others, 1977, p. 79

Gold Butte
Other names: St. Thomas, Bonelli Peak, Bauer, Temple Bar
County: Clark
Discovered: 1872, 1905
Organized: 1873
Commodities: gold, copper, lead, zinc, silver, tungsten, uranium, beryllium, thorium and rare earths, titanium, mica, magnesite, brucite
Comments: District is located in the southern part of the Virgin Range, south of St. Thomas Gap
and lying generally between the Colorado River on the east and south, and the Overton Arm of Lake Mead on the west. The original district name was St. Thomas and mines were located a few miles east of the town of St. Thomas. The Bauer section was located 30 miles south of Bunkerville, about 9 miles north of old Gold Butte Post Office. Bonelli Peak is in the south- central part of the district, Temple Bar is south of the Colorado River, in Arizona.
References: Whitehill, 1877, p. 90; Angel, 1881, p. 486; Hill, 1912, p. 201; Lincoln, 1923, p. 21; Stoddard, 1932, p. 25; Vanderburg, 1937b, p. 34; Gianella, 1945, p. 22; Beal, 1963, p. 11; Griffiths, 1964, p. 72-73; Longwell and others, 1965, p. 126; Garside, 1973, p. 20-21; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 43
 
Gold Butte
Other name: Lovelocks
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1914
Commodities: gold, silver, tungsten
Comments: The Gold Butte district is located on the east flank of Trinity Range in the general area between Granite Point, north of U.S. Interstate 80, and Lone Mountain, west of town of Lovelock. Gold Butte was the original name; Lovelocks was the name used by Hill (1912).
References: Hill, 1912, p. 213; Johnson, 1977, p. 57; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 159

Gold Canyon
Other names: Egan Canyon, Cherry Creek
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1863
Organized: 1863
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments: This district is located in Egan Canyon and the northern part of the Egan Range, 5 miles west of Cherry Creek. The area is sometimes included in the Cherry Creek district. References: Stretch, 1867, p. 102; White, 1871, p. 79; Whitehill, 1875, p. 88; Whitehill, 1877, p. 166; Angel, 1881, p. 653; Hill, 1912, p. 227; Lincoln, 1923, p. 242; Stoddard, 1932, p. 87; Hose and others, 1976, p. 47

Gold Circle
Other names: Midas, Summit
County: Elko
Discovered: 1907
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, copper, zinc, mercury
Comments: The Gold Circle district covers the southeastern slope of the Owyhee Bluffs, between Midas and Fraziers Creeks. The original district name was Gold Circle and included the town of Rosebud. The town name was later changed to Gold Circle, and then to Midas. The district is commonly referred to as Midas.
References: Stuart, 1909, p. 115; Hill, 1912, p. 204; Lincoln, 1923, p. 45; Rott, 1931, p. 710; Stoddard, 1932, p. 31 Granger and others, 1957, p. 64; Smith 1976, p. 71 LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 162

Gold Crater
County: Nye
Discovered: 1904
Commodities: gold, silver, lead
Comments: The Gold Crater district is about 10 miles east of the summit of Stonewall Mountain and lies south of Stonewall Flat.
References: Hill, 1912, p. Stoddard, 1932, p. 66; 1972, p. 37

Gold Point
Other names: Hornsilver, Lime Point, Stateline, Morning Star
County: Esmeralda
Discovered: 1866
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper, tungsten, uranium
Comments: Located along Slate Ridge southwest from Jackson Mountain, about 10 miles from Lida district and 14 miles from the Cuprite district. Once considered to be part of the Tokop district, to the south. Originally known as Lime Point, then Hornsilver or Gold Point. Gold Point district also includes the Stateline area, 6 miles south of Gold Point. A Morning Star district ?situated south of the line between Stonewall and Lida and about 5 miles north of Tokop? may have been in the vicinity of the present Gold Point district.
References: Goldfield News, April 21, 1905; Stuart, 1909, p. 60; Hill, 1912, p. 207; Lincoln, 1923, p. 73; Stoddard, 1932, p. 38; Gianella, 1945, p. 55, 61; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 69;  Garside, 1973, p. 52-53; Bonham, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 68
 
Gold Range
Other names: White Blotch, Oroville, Cliff Spring, Goldrange
County: Nye
Discovered: 1926
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments: The distict lies on the east side of the northern Belted Range in an area roughly defined by Belted Peak on the northwest, Wheelbarrow Peak on the southwest, and Chalk Mountain on the east. The district was first known as White Blotch.
References: Averett, 1962, p. 46; Alvin McLane, personal commun., 1995; Tingley and others,
1997, p. 7-128.

Gold Run
Other name: Adelaide
County: Humboldt
Organized: 1866
Commodities: copper, gold, silver, lead, zinc, tungsten, molybdenum, nickel
Comments: Centered on Gold Run Creek on the east slope of Sonoma Range. The Gold Run district extends generally from Rock Creek south to Gregg Canyon, and east to the edge of Pumpernickel Valley.
References: White, 1869, p. 41; Angel, 1881, p. 450; Hill, 1912, p. 212; Lincoln, 1923, p. 99; Stoddard, 1932,p. 45; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 23; Willden, 1964, tables 24, 25; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 76

Goldbanks
Other names: Gold Banks, Cinnabar
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1907
Commodities: mercury, gold, silver, antimony
Comments: Located on the east flank of the East Range in T29-31N, R38-39E. The district includes the Goldbanks Hills, parts of Table Mountain, and areas on the ridge south of Peavine Creek. A Cinnabar district, shown on the General Land Office 1866 map to be immediately south of the Sierra district on the east side of the East Range, included the areas of the present Goldbanks and Kennedy districts. However, the Goldbanks district discovery date was given as 1907 by Hill (1912), and Cinnabar was probably mainly in the area of Cinnabar Creek, within the present Kennedy district.
References: General Land Office, 1866; Hill, 1912, p. 213; Lincoln, 1923, p. 205; Stoddard, 1932, p. 76; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 14; Lawrence, 1963, p. 184; Johnson, 1977, p. 56

Golden Arrow
Other name: Blakes Camp
County: Nye
Discovered: 1905
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments: The Golden Arrow district is located on the western side of the northern Kawich Range about 40 miles southeast of Tonopah. The district covers the lower flanks of the range along the edge of Cactus Flat and includes the old camps of Golden Arrow and Blakes Camp. Blakes Camp was the original district name.
References: Stuart, 1909, p. 91; Hill, 1912, p. 220; Lincoln, 1923, p. 169; Stoddard, 1932, p. 67; Kral, 1951, p. 70; Cornwall, 1972, p. 37; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 106

Golden Gate Range
County: Lincoln
Commodities: lead, silver
Comments: This area is located in the Golden Gate Range about 4 miles north of Murphy Gap.
References: Tingley, 1991, p. 11; Tingley and Castor, 1991, p. 34
 
Goldfield
Other names: Grandpa, Sandstorm, Diamondfield, Quartz Mountain
County: Esmeralda, Nye
Discovered: 1902
Organized: 1902
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, lead, arsenic
Comments: Centered on the town of Goldfield. First named Grandpa, then changed to Goldfield. The Goldfield district sometimes includes the separate Diamondfield district to the north. The Quartz Mountain area is in Nye County, about 10 miles east of Goldfield.
References: Stuart, 1909, p. 46; Hill, 1912, p. 206; Lincoln, 1923, p. 67; Stoddard, 1932; Gianella, 1945, p. 53; Kral, 1951, p. 72; Lawrence, 1963, p. 65; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Cornwall,1972, p. 38; p. 38; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 67; Bonham, 1980; Ruetz, 1987, p. 114

Good Hope
Other names: Aurora, Amazon
County: Elko
Discovered: 1873; 1875
Commodities: silver, antimony, gold, arsenic
Comments: Located about 25 miles northwest of Tuscarora in T41N, R49E. Two historic districts, Amazon and Aurora, are included in the present Good Hope district; Amazon (1873) was in the northeast corner of the township, Aurora (1875) was in the west half of the township. According to Smith (1976), the area was renamed Good Hope, probably in 1878.
References: Whitehill, 1877, p. 26; Angel, 1881, p. 392-393; Hill, 1912, p. 204; Lincoln,
1923, p. 46; Stoddard, 1932, p. 31; Lotz, 1934, p. 18; Gianella, 1945, p. 41; Granger and others, 1957, p. 72; Lawrence, 1963, p. 60; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Smith, 1976, p. 77; Wong, 1982, table 1; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 102
 
Good Hope
Other names: White Wolf, Lookout Mountain
County: Esmeralda
Commodities: silver, gold
Comments: Located in T4S, R36E, on the southern flank of the Silver Peak Mountains about 7 miles south of Piper Peak.
References: Spurr, 1906, p. 85; Lincoln, 1923, p. 73; U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1931, p. 617; Stoddard, 1932, p. 38;   Gianella, 1945, p. 55; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 69

Goodsprings
Other names: Good Springs, Yellow Pine, Yellowpine, Potosi, Clarke, lvanpah, Migual Marsh, New England, Wheeler
County: Clark
Discovered: 1855
Commodities: zinc, lead, silver, gold, copper, platinum, palladium, vanadium, cobalt, molybdenum, uranium, antimony, titanium, perlite
Comments: The original Yellow Pine or Potosi district was centered around the Potosi Mine in the north part of the present Goodsprings district. The Clarke district, centered on Clark Mountain in California, included the southern part of the present district as well as the lvanpah area and part of the Crescent (New York) district to the south.  Averett (1962) stated New England was the name of the first district organized in the Goodsprings area. The Wheeler district, described as being in southern Spring Mountains, was later incorporated into the Goodsprings district.
References: General Land Office, 1866; White, 1871, p. 103; Wheeler, 1872, p. 52-53; Whitehill,1873, p. 94-95; Angel, 1881, p. 486; Stuart, 1909, p. 136; Hill, 1912, p. 202; Lincoln, 1923, p.29; Stoddard, 1932, p. 25-26;  Vanderburg, 1937b, p. 37; Gianella, 1945, p. 28-29; Averett,1962, p. 74, 98; Beal, 1963, p. 14; Gemmill, 1964, p. 235; Longwell and others, 1965, p. 102; Lawrence, 1963, p. 38; Garside, 1973, p. 28; Bonham, 1976
 
Goose Creek
County: Elko
Discovered: 1872
Organized: 1872
Commodities: silver, lead, uranium, barite, vanadium
Comments: Most of the Goose Creek district is in Idaho, but it extends in the Goose Creek drainage into Utah and into the northeastern corner of Elko County. The Goose Creek district of Whitehill (1875) was actually the present Delano district, located to the southwest.
References: Whitehill, 1875, p. 33; Angel, 1881, p. 393; Smith, 1976, p. 79; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 104

Gourd Springs
County: Lincoln
Commodities: tungsten, barite, gypsum, manganese
Comments: The Gourd Springs district covers the eastern flank of the East Mormon Mountains, 8 miles north of the Lincoln-Clark county line.
References: Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 176; Papke, 1987, p. 18-19; Stager and Tingley,  1988, p. 106; Tingley, 1989c, p. 5

Grand Junction
County: Elko
Comments: According to Whitehill (1877), the Grand Junction district was ?55 miles northerly from Elko.? Smith (1976) thought Grand Junction may have been an older name for the Merrimac district. Merrimac, however, is much less than 55 miles north of Elko, and the exact location of the Grand Junction district is unknown.
References: Whitehill, 1877, p. 25; Angel, 1881, p. 394; Smith, 1976, p. 111
 
Granite
Other names: Steptoe, Hendry, Piedmont, Gosiute, Warm Springs
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: lead, silver, gold, tungsten, copper
Comments: Located on the east slope of the northern Egan Range, north of the San Francisco district and 36 miles north of Ely. The district was described as near Perly?s ranch but on the opposite side of the range. The area was organized as the Piedmont district in 1869, and part of the area was called the Hendry district in 1875. Discoveries in 1894 resulted in organization of the Granite district, near Granite railroad siding and the town of Steptoe. The area was referred to as the Gosiute district in 1916.
References: Whitehill, 1873, p. 144; Raymond, 1877, p. 193; Angel, 1881, p. 655; Stuart,
1909, p. 103; Hill, 1912, p. 228; Lincoln, 1923, p. 251; Stoddard, 1932, p. 88-89; Hose and others, 1976, p. 53; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 217

Green Valley
County: Douglas
Organized: 1860
Commodities: silver, gold
Comments: Described as ?5 miles northeast of Woodfords [California].? Covers the area between the east and west forks of the Carson River, between their intersection and the summit of the Sierra Nevada. In Nevada, this district includes only a few small prospects on the state line south of Gardnerville but it extends into California where it is now known as the Hope Valley district.
Reference: Territorial Enterprise, July 4, 1860
 
Groom
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: lead, zinc, silver, gold
Comments: The Groom district is located in the southern Groom Range and is centered around the Groom Mine in T7S, R55E. This district adjoined the historic Tempahute district on the south.
References: White, 1871, p. 101; Angel, 1881, p. 485; Lincoln, 1923, p. 121; Stoddard, 1932, p. 53; Humphrey, 1945, p. 9-10; Tingley, 1989b, p. 3

Halleck
County: Elko
Organized: 1873
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments: Situated about 6 miles from Fort Halleck, on the northwestern slope of the Ruby
Range.
References: Whitehill, 1875, p. 31; Angel, 1881, p. 394;  Smith, 1976, p. 80; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 105

Hannapah
Other names: Hennepah, Silverzone, Volcano, Bannock, Silver Ace
County: Nye
Discovered: 1902
Commodities: silver, gold
Comments: Hannapah is located in the low hills along the west flank of the southern Monitor Range, about 20 miles east of Tonopah. Most of the district is located north of McKinney Tanks in T3N, R45E, but the district also includes the area northeast of Thunder Mountain in  T4N, R44E. Spurr (1903) used the name Hennepah for the district. Production was recorded from the Bannock property, in the Volcano area in the south part of the district, in 1915. Silverzone name was in use in the 1920s.
References: Spurr, 1903, p. 87; Hill, 1912, p. 222; U.S. Geological Survey, 1915, p. 650; Lincoln, 1923, p. 170; U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1924, p. 441; Stoddard, 1932, p. 67; Kral, 1951, p. 73; Bonham, 1976; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 106

Harmony
Other names: Sonoma Mountain, Sonoma
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1863
Commodities: silver, copper, gold, mercury
Comments: Located in the northern end of Sonoma Range, 5 miles southeast of Winnemucca. Harmony includes the drainage areas of Thomas Creek, Harmony Creek, and Water Canyon. The original district name was Harmony. Sonoma was used on the 1880 map, and Lincoln (1923) used Sonoma Mountain as the name for the district.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 54; Lincoln, 1923, p. 102; Stoddard, 1932, p. 47; Vanderburg,
1938a, p. 27; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 109; Willden, 1964, table 24, 25; Bonham, 1976

Harrison Pass
Othernames: Ruby Range, Ruby Mountain Range, Valley View
County: Elko
Discovered: 1916
Period active: 1941-44, 1952-53
Commodities: tungsten, silver, beryllium
Comments: Located on east slope of the Ruby Mountains, about 2 miles east of Harrison Pass. The area is sometimes included in the larger Ruby Range and Ruby Mountain Range districts, or is included in the Valley View district.
References: Hess and Larsen, 1921, p. 305; Stoddard, 1932, p. 34; Granger and others, 1957, p. 73; Smith, 1976, p. 81; Schilling, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 57; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 106

Haystack
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1914
Commodities: gold, silver, tungsten
Comments: Located on the northern and eastern slopes of the Antelope Range. The district includes Alpha Mountain.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 206; Stoddard, 1932, p. 76; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 15; Johnson, 1977, p. 57; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 161

Hellzapoppin
County: Clark
Period active: 1940
Comments: A mining district near Las Vegas for which a 50-ton mill was planned in 1940. The exact location is unknown, but may be the Frenchman Mine on the west side of Frenchman Mountain in the Las Vegas district, east of the city.
Reference: Averett, 1962, p. 51

Hicks
Other names: Mountain City, Gold Basin, Alder
County: Elko
Commodities: silver, lead, zinc, gold, manganese, copper, antimony
Comments: The Hicks district originally included only the Hicks and McDonnell mines near McDonald Creek. The district now includes Hicks Mountain, Hicks Creek, and Enright Hill, which, according to Smith (1976), may in some reports be included in the Mountain City
district and, in others, in the Gold Basin or Alder districts.
References: Whitehill, 1877, p. 24; Angel, 1881, p. 394; Smith, 1976, p. 83; LaPointe and others,
1991, P. 110

Highland
Other names: Highland Valley, Pioche, Stampede Gap
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: lead, silver, gold, copper, tungsten, manganese, iron
Comments: The Highland district is located in the northern Highland Range and southern Bristol Range and generally includes the area from near Arizona Peak to north of Stampede Gap. The district is sometimes included in the Pioche district, to the east, and some properties are shared with the Comet district, to the south.  Averett (1962) used the name Stampede Gap for a district in the vicinity of Stampede Gap, 10 miles west of Pioche.
References: White, 1871, p. 103; Whitehill, 1873, p. 97; Hill, 1912, p. 217; Lincoln, 1923, p. 124; Stoddard, 1932, p. 53; Averett, 1962, p. 91; Horton, 1962 Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p.147

Hilltop
Othernames: Kimberly, Mayesville, Maysville, Pittsburg, Northern Shoshone Range
County: Lander
Discovered: 1906
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, antimony
Comments: Located on the northeast slope of Shoshone Peak in the north-central part of the Shoshone Range. Hilltop was included in Northern Shoshone Range area of Lawrence (1963). References: Hill, 1912, p. 216; Lincoln, 1923, p. 111; Stoddard, 1932, p. 49; Vanderburg, 1939, p. 47; Lawrence, 1963, p. 94; Stewart and others, 1977, p. 80; Wong, 1982, table 1
 
Holy Cross
Other names: Terrell, Fallon, Allen Hot Springs, Wild Horse
County: Churchill, Mineral
Discovered: 1910
Commodities: silver, gold, lead, copper, zinc, mercury, manganese
Comments: The district is centered around Rawhide Flat. The original district was located on the northeast margin of the Terrill Mountains, near Camp Terrell, but was later expanded to include properties in the Blow Sand Mountains and Barnett Hills, across Rawhide Flats to the north. The present district also includes Allen and Lee Hot Springs to the northwest of the Blow Sand  Mountains. Schilling (1976) listed Wild Horse as an alternate name.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 5; Stoddard, 1932, p. 21; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 30; Bailey and
Phoenix, 1944, p. 50; Schrader, 1947, p. 282; Carlson, 1974, p. 230; Willden and Speed,
1974, p. 74; Bonham, 1976; Schilling, 1976; Tingley, 1990, p. 10-11, 85

Hooker
Other names: Granite Point
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1941
Commodities: tungsten, molybdenum
Comments: The Hooker district is located in the central Selenite Range between Kumiva Peak on the south and Luxor Peak on the north. The Hooker district is sometimes extended to include gypsum mines in the area north of Luxor Peak. The gysum deposits are considered to be in the separate Gerlach district. Washoe County mining records mention a Granite Point district located 6 miles north of Lake Winnemucca that is possibly included in the present Hooker district.
References: Overton, 1947, p. 85; Johnson, 1977, p. 58; Wong, 1982, table 1; Stager and
Tingley, 1988, p. 161; Tingley, 1989a, p. 4; Washoe County mining records
 
Hunter
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1871
Organized: 1871
Commodities: lead, copper, silver, gold, uranium
Comments: Situated on the western slope of the northern Egan Range, 10 miles south of Egan  Canyon and about 15 miles north of Robinson Summit.
References: Whitehill, 1873, p. 145; Whitehill, 1877, p. 171; Angel, 1881, p. 654; King, 1885, p.580; Hill, 1912, p. 227; Lincoln, 1923, p. 251; Stoddard, 1932, p. 87; Garside, 1973, p.108; Hose and others, 1976, p. 54

Huntington Creek
County: Elko
Discovered: 1875
Commodity: bentonite
Comments: Located on Huntington Creek, about 4 miles south of Twin Bridges.
References: Angel, 1881, p. 396; Smith, 1976, p. 83; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 112

Huntington Creek
County: Eureka, White Pine
Period active: 1950
Commodities: copper, zinc, silver
Comments: Located in the vicinity of Diamond Peak on the Eureka-White Pine county line in the northern Diamond Mountains. The district includes the upper drainage of Davis Canyon in Eureka County, on the west side of the mountains, and the area west of Huntington Creek in White Pine County, on the east side of the mountains.
Reference: Hose and others, 1976, p. 55
 
Huntoon
Other names: Huntoon Valley area, Hontoon, Van Horn, Vanhorn
County: Mineral
Discovered: 1866
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments: The Huntoon district lies in T3N, R31E along northwestern side of Huntoon Valley on the southeastern flank of the Excelsior Mountains, about 25 miles south of Hawthorne. The district includes the lower slopes of the Excelsior Mountains on the west side of the valley, and the low hills that separate Huntoon Valley from Teels Marsh on the east. This area was included in the historic Van Horn district of DeGroot (1863) southeast of Aurora in the [Excelsior] range of mountains east of Dexter?s Station and nearly due north of the Montgomery district.
References: DeGroot, 1863; Stretch, 1867, p. 36; Lotz, 1934, p. 21; Tingley, 1990, p. 88

I.X.L.
Other names: Silver Hill, Silver Hills Range, Silver Range, Cox Canyon, Job Peak, Stillwater, Pike Hollow
County: Churchill
Discovered: 1860
Organized: 1879
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, copper, fluorspar
Comments: Located in the Stillwater (Silver Hill) Range. The district includes the Cox Canyon area on west slope of range, the Pike Hollow area on summit of range, and the I.X.L. Canyon area on east slope of range. The 1866 map shows the district covering the entire southern end of the Stillwater Range. The district is probably the Silver Range district mentioned by the U.S. Geological Survey (1920). Cox Canyon is sometimes considered to be a separate district, and the Job Peak area, to the south on the east side of the range, is sometimes included in I.X.L., but is considered to be a separate district. All of the area is within the large Silver Hill district of DeGroot (1863).
 References: DeGroot, 1863; General Land Office, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 29; Angel, 1881, p.364; U.S. Geological Survey, 1907, p. 345; Hill, 1912, p. 200; U.S. Geological Survey, 1920, p.319; Lincoln, 1923, p. 6; Stoddard, 1932, p. 21; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 32; Schrader, 1947, p.301, 304; U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1952, p. 596; Carlson, 1974, p. 216; Willden and Speed,1974, p. 76; Bonham, 1976

lllipah
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1986 (?)
Period active: 1987-1989
Commodity: gold
Comments: The lllipah district is located in T19N, R58E and includes Antelope Mountain, north of Little Antelope Summit. The district contains one significant gold deposit.
References: Jones, 1988, p. 18; Bonham, 1988, p. 24; Bonham, 1991

Imlay
Other names: Humboldt, Humboldt House, Prince Royal, Eldorado, El Dorado, Lone Mountain
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1860
Organized: 1860
Commodities: gold, silver, mercury, tungsten, antimony, fluorspar, kaolin, sulfur, beryllium
Comments: Located on the north end of the Humboldt Range, the district includes Prince Royal Canyon (Prince Royal district) on the north, Humboldt Canyon (Humboldt district) in central area, and Eldorado Canyon (Eldorado district) on the south. The 1866 map shows the district to cover the eastern tip of the northern Humboldt Range and to extend across the valley to the East Range (topography was in error). The Lone Mountain district mentioned in the Territorial Enterprise (1863) may have been in this area.
References: Territorial Enterprise, June 13, 1863; General Land Office, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 47-49; Whitehill, 1873, p. 52, 55; Angel, 1881, p. 450-451; U.S. Geological Survey, 1907, p. 360; Hill, 1912, p. 213; Lincoln, 1923, p. 206; Stoddard, 1932, p. 76; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 16; Lawrence, 1963, p. 168; Griffiths, 1964, p. 72-73; Johnson, 1977, p. 59; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 163

Independence Mountains
Other names: Jerritt Canyon, Jerritt, Burns Basin, Big Springs, Gance Creek
County: Elko
Commodities: gold, silver, antimony, mercury, barite, titanium
Comments: The Independence Mountains district was defined by LaPointe and others (1991) to include all of the Independence Mountains north of Taylor Canyon and south of the Aura district, including the old Burns Basin antimony district and the gold-mining areas of Jerritt Canyon (Jerritt), Big Springs, and Gance Creek. The Wood Gulch Mine area at the north end of the Independence Mountains is included in the separate Aura district.
References: Lawrence, 1961, p. 45; Beal, 1963, p. 15; Smith, 1976, p. 30; Bentz and Tingley, 1983; Hawkins, 1984, p. 53; Birak and Hawkins, 1985, p. 95; LaPointe and others, 1991, P. 113

Indian
Other name: Indian Silver
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1861
Organized: 1861
Commodities: silver, gold
Comments: Located in the area of Indian Canyon on the east flank of Humboldt Range. The district lies south of the Buena Vista district, and is 8 miles south of Unionville.
References: General Land Office, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 52; Whitehill, 1875, p. 49; Lincoln,
1923, p. 207; Stoddard, 1932, p. 76; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 18; Johnson, 1977, p. 61
 
Iowa Canyon
Other name: Columbus
County: Lander
Commodities: fluorspar, barite
Comments: Located in T22N, R44E. The Columbus district of Stretch (1867), described as being located 20 miles north of Austin on the western slope of the Toiyabe Range, may have been in this area.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 97; Lotz, 1934, p. 20; Papke, 1979, p. 8-9; Papke, 1984, table 3

Iron Hat
Other names: Aldrich, Golconda
County: Pershing
Commodities: lead, silver, tungsten, antimony, copper, gold
Comments: Located on the east slope of the northern Tobin Range, lying generally between Lee Canyon and the low hills north of Smelser Pass. Known as Iron Hat in 1923 and Aldrich in 1936; Iron Hat is now the accepted name. The 1880 map shows a Golconda district located in this area. References: 1880 map; Lincoln, 1923, p. 207; Stoddard, 1932, p. 76; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 8; Lawrence, 1963, p. 200; Johnson, 1977, p. 61; Bonham, 1980; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 164

Iron Point
County: Humboldt
Period active: 1918-1920s
Commodities: silver, manganese, gold, lead, vanadium, zinc
Comments: Located in the northern Edna Mountains, east of Golconda Summit.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 98; Stoddard, 1932, p. 45; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 28; Fischer,
1964, p. 165-166
 
Island Mountain
Other names: Gold Creek, Bruno, Bruneau, Wyoming, Penrod
County: Elko
Organized: 1869
Commodities: silver, lead, zinc, antimony, copper, gold, tungsten, uranium, barite, arsenic
Comments: Organized in 1869 as the Wyoming district which included what is presently known as Martin Creek (Crystal Creek), Penrod Creek, west of Cornwall Mountain, and the town of Bruno, on ?Crystal Creek.? The present district extends northeast and southwest from Island Mountain to include most of the drainage basin of Penrod Creek. The district occupies the southeastern flank of Tennessee Mountain and the area to the south, including Cornwall Mountain, Cornwall Basin, and Rosebud Mountain.
References: White, 1871, p. 58-59; Whitehill, 1873, p. 23; Whitehill, 1877, p. 22-23; Angel, 1881, p. 392, 394, 396; Lincoln, 1923, p. 47; Stoddard, 1932, p. 31; Gianella, 1945, p. 42; Granger and others, 1957, p. 75; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 58; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 124

Ivanhoe
Other name: Battle Mountain
County: Elko
Discovered: 1916
Commodities: mercury, gold
Comments: The Ivanhoe district is located in the Battle Creek Range north of Battle Mountain, and includes the drainage basins of Ivanhoe and Little Antelope Creeks. Ivanhoe is historically a mercury district, but recent gold production has overshadowed mercury.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 47; Stoddard, 1932, p. 32; Gianella, 1945, p. 42; Granger and others, 1957, p. 76; Smith, 1976, p. 90; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 129
 
lzenhood
County: Lander
Discovered: 1914
Commodity: tin
Comments: Located on the western side of the Sheep Creek Range 25 miles north of Battle
Mountain, mainly confined to the south half of T36N, R45E.
References: Vanderburg, 1939, p. 54; Stewart and others, 1977, p. 82

Jackson
Other names: Gold Park, North Union, Barnes? Park, Burnes? Park, Southern Shoshone
Mountains, Breyfogle
County: Nye, Lander
Discovered: 1864
Organized: 1878
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, copper, uranium
Comments: Located in Gold Park, a basin on the west slope of the central Shoshone Range near the Nye-Lander County border. Organized as the Barnes? Park district on Nov. 16, 1863 (Reese River Revielle). The same area was organized as the North Union district in 1864 and reorganized as the Jackson district in 1878. The district is partly in Lander County but most mines are in Nye County. Stretch (1867) placed the Burnes? (a misspelling of Barnes, the original locator) Park district in this area. Most of the district is on the west side of the Shoshone Range, but areas several miles to the east and south have also been included within the district. The Nevada Mining Investor (1906) described a Breyfogle district, 35 miles south of Austin in the Shoshone Range, that may have been in this area.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 57; Angel, 1881, p. 517; Nevada Mining Investor, Dec. 1, 1906, 26:1; Lincoln, 1923, p. 170; Stoddard, 1932, p. 67, 50; Kral, 1951, p. 76; Bonham, 1970; Garside, 1973, p. 85; Stewart and others, 1977, p. 82; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 111
 
Jackson Mountains
Other name: Jackson Creek
County: Humboldt
Commodities: iron, copper, lead, silver, tungsten, nickel, titanium
Comments: Centered on Trout Creek, in the northern part of the Jackson Mountains east of
Jackson Creek; first known as Jackson Creek district.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 213; Lincoln, 1923, p. 98; Stoddard, 1932, p. 45; Beal, 1963, p. 17; Willden, 1964, table 16, 17; Bonham and others, 1985; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 96

Jamestown
Other name: Wellington
County: Nye
Discovered: 1907
Commodities: gold, silver, copper
Comments: The Jamestown district is located in northern Pahute Mesa, a few miles north- west of Mount Helen, on the old Goldfield-Antelope Springs road. The area is sometimes included in the Wellington district which is located further to the north in the southwest flank of the Cactus Range.
References: Lotz, 1934, p. 22; Kral, 1951, p. 211; Cornwall, 1972, p. 41; Bonham, 1976; Tingley and others, 1997, p. 7-76

Jarbidge
Other name: Sun Creek
County: Elko
Discovered: 1909
Commodities: gold, silver, tungsten, molybdenum, copper, lead, barite
Comments: The original Jarbidge district included an area about 14 miles square, extending a few miles west of the main Jarbidge River and east of the east fork (Schrader, 1923). The district now includes the northern portion of the Jarbidge Mountains as well as parts of the Granite Mountains and Copper Mountains to the west. The central Jarbidge district is located in T45-46N, R57-59E; the Sun Creek barite area is in T44N,R59E.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 205; Lincoln, 1923, p. 48; Schrader, 1923, p. 1; Stoddard, 1932, p. 32; Gianella, 1945, p. 42; Granger and others, 1957, p. 83; Smith, 1976, p. 93; Papke, 1984, table 3; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 60; LaPointe and others, 1991, p.135

Jefferson Canyon
Other names: Concordia, Green Isle, Jefferson, Great Basin
County: Nye
Discovered: 1866
Commodities: silver, gold, antimony
Comments: The district is located south of Mount Jefferson on the west side of the central Toquima Range about 6 miles northeast of Round Mountain and 12 miles north of Belmont. Originally known as Green Isle or Concordia, then Jefferson, the district is now known as Jefferson Canyon. The map of Todd and Welton (1866) shows a Great Basin district generally covering the west slope of the Toquima Range in the area now included in the Jefferson Canyon and Round Mountain districts.
References: Todd and Welton, 1866; Stretch, 1967, p. 64; Whitehill, 1873, p. 106; Whitehill, 1877, p. 105; Hill, 1912, p. 222; Lincoln, 1923, p. 171; Stoddard, 1932, p. 67; Kral, 1951, p. 80; Lawrence, 1963, p. 143; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 114

Jersey
Other name: Jersey Valley County: Pershing, Lander Discovered: 1873
Commodities: silver, lead, zinc, copper, gold, manganese, zeolite
Comments: Located on the southwest edge of the Fish Creek Mountains about 50 miles southwest of Battle Mountain on the Pershing-Lander county line. The district is north of the historic Augusta district and east-southeast of the historic American district which may have included the southern flanks of Mount Tobin. Zeolite occurrences are west of the main part of the district, in adjacent Jersey Valley.
References: General Land Office, 1866; Whitehill, 1875,  p. 52; Whitehill, 1877, p. 82; Angel, 1881, p. 474; Lincoln, 1923, p. 207; Stoddard, 1932, p. 77; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 19; Papke, 1972, p. 17; Johnson, 1977, p. 62

Jessup
Other names: Copper Valley, New Virginia, Sebastopol
County: Churchill
Discovered: 1908 (1864)
Commodities: gold, silver, tungsten, diatomite, montmorillonite
Comments: Located in the southern Trinity Range, about 10 miles northwest of White Plains on the Southern Pacific Railroad. The district sometimes included the southern part of the Copper Valley district to the north.  According to the Gold Hill News (1864), the New Virginia district was ?in the Trinity Range, 10 miles west of Murphys and 8 miles north of the Desert district,? and probably covered this area. The Sebastopol district, described as being 6 miles from New Truckee district in one 1865 account, and 4 miles in another (Gold Hill News, 1865), was probably in the western part of what is now the Jessup district. The diatomite occurrences are south of the main Jessup district and are found north and south of Interstate 80 near the low pass that separates the Trinity and Hot Springs Ranges.
References: Gold Hill News, April 20, 1864 2:1, and April 28, 1864, 3:1; Gold Hill News, April 27, 1865 3:1, and May 18, 1865 3:1; Stuart, 1909, p. 122; Hill, 1912, p. 200; Lincoln, 1923, p. 6; Papke, 1970, p. 17; Stoddard, 1932, p. 21; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 35; Schrader, 1947, p. 319; Willden and Speed, 1974, p. 76; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 33
 
Jett
Other names: Ledbetter Canyon, Peavine, Peavine Canyon, Wall Canyon, Pablo Creek, Hot
Springs, El Dorado, Toiyabe, Eclipse
County: Nye
Discovered: (1864 or 1865?) 1875
Organized: 1876
Commodities: antimony, mercury, silver, gold, lead, copper, tungsten
Comments: Located in the southern Toiyabe Mountains south of Arc Dome, extending from Broad Canyon, west of Carver?s, to Peavine Canyon, on the south end of the range. Jett also includes part of upper Ledbetter Canyon, on the western slope of the range several miles to the west. The 1881 map shows an Eclipse district in southern Toiyabe Range that may have included the area of the present Cloverdale and Jett districts. Todd and Welton (1866) show a Peavine district located in the area of Peavine Canyon that included the southern part of the present Jett district, an El Dorado district located in the vicinity of Jett Canyon, and a Hot Springs district located west of Darraugh?s Hot Spring and covering the east flank of the Toiyabe Range generally between Broad Creek and South Twin River that would include the remainder of the present Jett district.
References: Todd and Welton, 1866; Whitehill, 1877,p. 106; Angel, 1881, p. 517, 519;
1881 map; Lincoln, 1923, p. 172; U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1925, p. 690; Stoddard, 1932, p. 67; Kral, 1951, p. 82; Lawrence, 1963, p. 138; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 119; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 141

Job Peak
Other name: Silver Hill
County: Churchill
Commodities: lead, copper, silver, gold
Comments: The Job Peak district is located on the east side of the Stillwater Range, south of the I.X.L. district, and extends from East Job and West Job Canyons, south to the foothills of Job Peak. The district is sometimes included in the adjacent I.X.L. district, and is within the large Silver Hill district of DeGroot (1863).
References: DeGroot, 1863; Schrader, 1947, p. 301; Schilling, 1976

Joe May Canyon
County: Clark
Commodities: lead, zinc, silver
References: Tingley and others, 1993, p. 30
Comments: Located in the Sheep Range near the head of Joe May Canyon, south of
Wildhorse Pass.

Johnnie
Other names: Montgomery, Mount Sterling, Timber Mountain
County: Nye
Discovered: 1905
Commodities: gold, silver, lead
Comments: The Johnnie district extends from the north flank of Mount Sterling, on the northwest end of the Spring Mountains, southwest to the southwestern tip of Mount Montgomery. It includes Mt. Schader, the town of Johnnie, and a small area on the northeast side of Mount Sterling sometimes considered to be the separate Mount Sterling district. Wheeler (1872) included the Johnnie area in his large Timber Mountain district which also included the Charleston district.
References: Wheeler, 1872, p. 52; Hill, 1912, p. 222; Lincoln, 1923, p. 172; Stoddard, 1932, p. 68; Lotz, 1934, p. 22; Kral, 1951, p. 86; Averett, 1962, p. 71; Cornwall, 1972, p. 38

Jumbo
Other names: West Comstock, Argentine, Corduroy
County: Washoe
Discovered: 1859
Organized: 1860
Period active: 1861-1863
Commodities: gold, silver, tungsten
Comments: The Jumbo district lies on the western slope of the Virginia Range west of Virginia City. The original district name was Argentine.
References: DeGroot, 1863; Stretch, 1867, p. 18, 23; Angel, 1881, p. 538; King, 1885, p. 513; Washoe County Records, 1888; Stuart, 1909, p. 152; Lincoln, 1923, p. 236; Stoddard, 1932, p. 83; Overton, 1947, p. 66; Bonham, 1969, p. 64; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 200

Jungo
Other names: Donna Shee, Dunnashee
County: Humboldt
Commodities: gold (placer), mercury, lead, silver
Comments: Covers an area generally north of the Western Pacific Railroad tracks, including the Jungo Hills in the vicinity of Donna Shea Peak. The district extends between Antelope siding and the townsite of Jungo.
References: U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1954, p. 693; Johnson, 1973, p. 35; Bonham and others,
1985

Juniper Range
County: Pershing, Churchill
Discovered: 1918
Commodities: tungsten, copper, silver, gold
Comments: Located in the southern end of the Sahwave Mountains (Juniper Range) in Pershing County and extends south to Sage Hen Creek in Churchill County.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 208; Stoddard, 1932, p. 77; Johnson, 1977, p. 63; Stager and
Tingley, 1988, p. 165; Tingley, 1989, p. 5


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Maggie Creek
Other names: Schroeder, Schroeder Mountain, Suzie Creek, Marys Mountain area, Richmond, Hunter, Mud Springs, Carlin Trend
County: Eureka
Organized: 1875
Commodities: gold, copper, silver, lead, antimony, barite
Comments: Located in the Tuscarora Mountains about 11 miles northwest of the town of Carlin. The original Richmond district (1875) was located in the southern Tuscarora Mountains 18 miles north of Palisade, north of the present Maggie Creek district, and was described in the Territorial Enterprise (1877) as being formed by combining the earlier Mud Springs and Hunter districts.  Marys Mountain area is west of Maggie Creek, Suzie Creek is to the east. The Maggie Creek district is sometimes referred to as the Maggie Creek subdistrict of the Carlin Trend, an informal grouping of disseminated gold deposits that extends from the southern Railroad district in the Pi?on Range on the southeast to Bootstrap on the northwest.
References: Territorial Enterprise, September 7, 1877, 2:4; Angel, 1881, p. 436; Emmons, 1910, p. 87; Hill, 1912, p. 212; Lincoln, 1923, p. 94; Stoddard, 1932, p. 43; Vanderburg, 1938b, p. 62; Roberts and others, 1967,   p. 97; Bonham, 1976; Bentz and Tingley, 1983; Ryneer, 1987, p.265; Rota, p. 49; Ekburg and others, 1991, p. 625
 
Manhattan
Other names: San Antonio, Santa Clara
County: Nye
Discovered: 1866; 1905
Organized: 1867
Commodities: gold, silver, antimony, arsenic, tungsten, mercury, nickel, turquoise, fluorspar
Comments: According to Ferguson (1924), the southern part of the Toquima Range that is now included in the Manhattan district may once have been part of the San Antonio (San Antone) district. The main Manhattan district lies along Manhattan Gulch on the western side of the southern Toquima Range, but the Pipe Spring, Spanish Spring, Willow Spring, and Baxter Spring areas in the southern Toquima Range are also included in this district. Silver discoveries were made in 1866 and gold discoveries were made near the old silver camp in 1905. The Santa Clara district (Todd and Welton, 1866), was located in the vicinity of Willow Point on the southwestern tip of the Toquima Range; this area is now included in the Manhattan district.
References: Todd and Welton, 1866; Angel, 1881, p. 518; Stuart, 1909, p. 86; Hill, 1912, p. 222; Ferguson, 1924, p. 7; Lincoln, 1923, p. 175; Stoddard, 1932, p. 68; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 145; Kral, 1951, p. 113; Lawrence, 1963, p. 146; Morrissey, 1966, p. 25; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 140; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 144

Manning
County: White Pine
Comments: Location is unknown.
Reference: Whitehill, 1873, p. 145
 
Marble Canyon
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1891
Commodity: marble
Comments: The Marble Canyon district includes the drainage area of Marble Canyon, on the eastern slope of the northern Snake Range. The district extends generally from the Utah state line on the east to Mormon Jack Pass on the northwest, and south to the limits of the Marble Canyon drainage basin.
Reference: Hose and others, 1976, p. 57

Marietta
Other names: Black Mountain, Excelsior, Silver Star, Thunder Spring
County: Mineral
Discovered: 1866
Commodities: silver, lead, tungsten, copper, uranium, beryllium
Comments: Located on the southern flanks of the east-central Excelsior Mountains and includes the portion of the mountains lying generally north and west of Teels Marsh. The district is situated in T5N, R34E, near the historic stageroad from Carson to Belleville. Present Marietta district formed about 1878, the original discoveries were in the Black Mountain area, north of Marietta camp. The district was later included in the adjacent Silver Star district. A Thunder Spring district was described as being south of the historic Pahdet district (Whisky Flat); the 1880 map shows Marietta to be south of Pahdet and therefore possibly in the area of Thunder Spring.
References: General Land Office, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 39, 41; Whitehill, 1879, p. 25; Lotz,1934, p. 21; Vanderburg, 1937a, p. 40; Griffiths, 1964, p. 72-73; Garside, 1973, p. 82; Bonham,1980
 
Masonic
Other names: Sunny Jim, Cornell
County: Mineral
Commodities: gold, silver, tungsten
Comments: Located in T6N, R26E.The district is partly in Nevada, but the major portion is in California. Masonic may be the historic Cornell district shown on the 1866 map.
References: General Land Office, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 36; Lotz, 1934, p. 21; Stager and
Tingley, 1988, p. 132

McClanahan
Other names: Boulder City, Mesabi
County: Clark
Discovered: 1906
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, turquoise, alum
Comments: Lotz (1934) located this district in T22S, R64-65E. Averett (1962) placed a Mesabi district at that location, and placed McClanahan about 15 miles to the east, at the mouth of Boulder Canyon in the present Black Mountains district.
References: Lotz, 1934, p. 17; Gianella, 1945, p. 23; Averett, 1962, p. 67, 69; Morrissey, 1968,p. 3

McClellan
Other names: Spanish Springs Valley, Hungry Valley, Sugarloaf Peak area, Pah Rah Range area, Right Hand Canyon area, Stormy Canyon
County: Washoe
Organized: 1876
Commodities: copper, antimony, lead, uranium, titanium
Comments: The McClellan district includes Spanish Springs Valley, Hungry Valley, and the Pah ah Range area, north and northeast of Sparks. The original district boundaries ran from the   ote Spring area south to Spanish Springs, east to Wilcox Ranch (Canyon?), north along the summit of the range to the head of Piute Canyon, then back to Coyote Canyon. Washoe County mining records describe a Stormy Canyon district located in section 16, T21N, R20E; this area is included in the present McClellan district.
References: King, 1885, p. 588; Beal, 1963, p. 25; Lawrence, 1963, p. 218, 221; Garside, 1973, p. 105; Wong, 1982, table 1, Washoe County mining records.

McCoy
Other name: Horse Canyon
County: Lander
Discovered: 1914
Commodities: silver, gold, iron, lead, zinc
Comments: The original McCoy district covered only the eastern flank of the northern part of the Fish Creek Range about 30 miles south-southwest of Battle Mountain. The district is now enlarged to include all of the northern tip of the Fish Creek Range.
References: Stoddard, 1932, p. 50; Schrader, 1934, p. 1; Vanderburg, 1939, p. 64; Bonham,
1976; Stewart and others, 1977, p. 86

Meadow Valley Mountains
County: Lincoln
Commodities: gold, silver, uranium
Comments: Located east of U.S. Highway 93.
Reference: Tingley, 1989c, p. 5

Mellan Mountain
County: Nye
Discovered: 1930
Commodities: gold, silver
Comments: This district is located in the vicinity of Mellan Mountain, an area of two joined hills near the old townsite of Mellan in Cactus Flat, about 13 miles east of the Cactus Range.
References: Kral, 1951, p. 131; Cornwall, 1972, p. 38; Tingley and others, 1997, p. 7-50

Mercury Mountain
Other names: Milk Spring, Tybo
County: Nye
Discovered: 1929
Commodity: mercury
Comments: The district is located on in the vicinity of M & M Canyon on the southwestern tip of the Hot Creek Range, west of Warm Springs. This area was included in the Tybo district by Bailey and Phoenix (1944), Kral (1951), and Kleinhampl and Ziony (1984), but is now considered to be the separate Mercury Mountain district (A.L. Payne, oral commun., 1992). The historic Milk Spring district, shown on the map of Wheeler (1872) to be south of Tybo, included the Mercury Mountain area.
References: Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 146; Kral, 1951, p. 189; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 210

Merrimac
Other name: Lone Mountain
County: Elko
Discovered: 1866
Organized: 1870
Commodities: lead, zinc, silver, copper, gold, tungsten, antimony, iron, turquoise
Comments: Situated at Lone Mountain, about 25 miles northerly from Elko, 4 miles west of the road to Idaho.  Smith (1976) suggested that Grand Junction was an older name for this district but the description by White (1871) places Grand Junction 55 miles north of Elko, far beyond Lone Mountain.
References: White, 1871, p. 58; Lincoln, 1923, p. 51; Stoddard, 1932, p. 33; Gianella, 1945, p.44; Granger and others, 1957, p. 106; Lawrence, 1963, p. 62; Morrissey, 1968, p. 5; Smith,1976, p. 111; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 61; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 157

Metallic
County: Nye
Comments: Described as ?95 miles east of Pine Grove,? Metallic was possibly the same general location as the historic Volcano district. Metallic City was in the Candelaria district, but was at a later date and probably not related to this Metallic; the exact location is unknown.
Reference: Territorial Enterprise, January 31, 1871, 3:1

Mill City
Other names: Central, New Central, Holcombe
County: Pershing, Humboldt
Discovered: 1856
Organized: 1861
Commodities: tungsten, molybdenum, silver, copper, gold, lead, antimony
Comments: The Central district originally covered the southern Eugene Mountains, extending from the 56 Mine north to the Blackbird Mine area on the present Pershing-Humboldt county line. The area to the north, including the north end of the Eugene Mountains in present Humboldt County, was later known as New Central district. The southern Pershing County part later became known as Mill City, and the district was then expanded to combine the original Central (Mill City) district in Pershing County and the New Central district in Humboldt County into one large Mill City district. The Holcombe district, described in the Territorial Enterprise (1877) as ?7 miles from Raspberry Station,? may have been in this area.
References: White, 1871, p. 26; Territorial Enterprise, November 31, 1877; Angel, 1881, p. 450; Hill, 1912, p. 212; Lincoln, 1923, p. 209; Stoddard, 1932, p. 46, 78; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 17; Lawrence, 1963, p. 199; Johnson, 1977, p. 65; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 167
 
Millett
Other names: North Twin River, Twin River, Milletts, Millet, Blue Spring, Park Canyon, Smoky
Valley, Big Smoky, Marysville
County: Nye
Organized: 1863
Commodities: silver, gold, lead, copper, zinc, tungsten, barite
Comments: Located in T14N, R42-43E. The North Twin River and Blue Spring districts were organized in this area in 1863. The area was also included in the large Smoky Valley district that covered most of the eastern slope of the Toiyabe Range in 1866. The North Twin River district included both Summit and Park Canyons. Millett(s) name was used for the entire area from about 1912. Kral (1951), and Kleinhampl and Ziony (1984), combined Millett with the Twin River district, which is to the south. Todd and Welton (1866) place the historic Maryville district on the west side of the Toiyabe Range, including the west portion of the present Millett and Twin River districts.
References: Todd and Welton, 1866; General Land Office map, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 59; White, 1869, p. 65; Whitehill, 1873, p. 106; Angel, 1881, p. 516, 518; Hill, 1912, p. 223; Lincoln,1923, p. 177; Stoddard, 1932, p. 69; Lotz, 1934, p. 22; Nevada State Writers Project, 1941, p.57; Kral, 1951, p. 178; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 195; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 153

Mine Mountain
Other name: Tippipah Spring
County: Nye
Discovered: 1928
Commodities: mercury, lead, silver, antimony
Comments: The Mine Mountain district is located about 7 miles west of Yucca Flat on the Nevada Test Site, and includes all of Mine Mountain and its flanks. Shafer and Cook (1947) used the name Tippipah Spring for this district.
References: Cornwall, 1972, p. 39; Shafer and Cook, 1947
 
Mineral Basin
Other name: Buena Vista
County: Pershing, Churchill
Discovered: 1880
Commodities: iron, silver, antimony, mercury
Comments: Located in Mineral Basin in Pershing County and the Buena Vista Hills in Pershing and hurchill Counties.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 210; Stoddard, 1932, p. 19, 78; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 22; Willden and Speed, 1974, p. 78; Johnson, 1977, p. 68

Mineral Hill
Other names: Cascade
County: Eureka
Discovered: 1868
Organized: 1869
Commodities: silver, lead, zinc, copper, gold, antimony, molybdenum
Comments: The district is at Mineral Hill, a ridge extending from the western slope of the Sulphur Spring Range. Stretch (1867) and Todd and Welton (1866) placed a Cascade district in the general vicinity of the present Mineral Hill district.
References: Todd and Welton, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 98; White, 1871, p. 55; Wheeler, 1872, p. 35; Whitehill, 1873, p. 22; Angel, 1881, p. 435; Hill, 1912, p. 211; Lincoln, 1923, p. 95; Stoddard, 1932, p. 43; Vanderburg, 1838b, p. 51; Lawrence, 1963, p. 69; Roberts and others, 1967, p. 98

Moapa
Other names: North Muddy Mountains, Big Muddy, Riley
County: Clark
Discovered: 1919
Commodities: gypsum, magnesite, silica, uranium
Comments: The Moapa district includes the North Muddy Mountains. The Riley district, described by Averett (1962) as being west of Logandale, was the site of a week-long gold rush in 1893. References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 22; Lotz, 1934, p. 17; Vanderburg, 1937b, p. 56; Averett, 1962, p.70, 83; Garside, 1973, p. 22; Tingley, 1989c, p. 6

Modarelli-Frenchie Creek
Other names: Modarelli, Frenchie Creek, Amarilla, Cortez Mountains area
County: Eureka
Discovered: 1903
Commodity: iron
Comments: Located in the Cortez Mountains, southeast of Frenchie Creek about 22 miles south of Palisade.  Originally named Modarelli for the Modarelli (Amarilla) iron mine. The district was included in a larger Cortez Mountains area by Shawe and others (1962). The Modarelli-Frenchie Creek name was used by Roberts and others (1967).
References: Gianella, 1945, p. 63; Shawe and others, 1962, p. 86; Roberts and others, 1967, p. 99;Wong, 1982, table 1

Montello
Other name: Montello phosphate area
County: Elko
Commodity: phosphate
Comments: The area covers the southern part of Murdock Mountain west of Montello, includes Immigrant Canyon on the north, and extends south to the pass between Murdock Mountain and the northern Toano Range.
References: Smith, 1976, p. 115; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 169

Montezuma
County: Esmeralda
Discovered: 1867
Organized: 1867
Commodities: silver, lead, gold, copper, mercury
Comments: Montezuma is located 7 miles west of Goldfield, on and around Montezuma Peak at the northern end of the Montezuma Range.
References: White, 1871, p. 88; Whitehill, 1873, p. 40; Angel, 1881, p. 417; Hill, 1912, p. 208; Lincoln,1923, p. 78; Stoddard, 1932, p. 40; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 76; Gianella, 1945, p. 58; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 70

Moor
County: Elko
Commodities: limestone, marble, silica, lead, copper, zinc
Comments: The Moor district covers the northern end of the Wood Hills south of Moor Summit and the northern end of Independence Valley south of Interstate 80.
References: Smith, 1976, p. 115; Jones, 1983; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 169

Moores Creek
County: Nye
Commodities: gold, silver(?), mercury(?)
Comments: Moores Creek is on the northwest slope of Mount Jefferson in the central Toquima Range about 10 miles north of Round Mountain.
Reference: Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 149

Morey
County: Nye
Discovered: 1866
Organized: 1866
Commodities: silver, gold, lead, antimony, tin, uranium
Comments: Located on the eastern slope of the central Hot Creek Range 15 miles north of Hot Creek. Most of the area is north of Morey Peak, northwest and southeast of Sixmile Summit.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 62; White, 1869, p. 76; Wheeler, 1872, p. 38; Lincoln, 1923, p.178; Stoddard, 1932, p. 69; Kral, 1951, p. 132; Lawrence, 1963, p. 132; Garside, 1973, p. 93; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984,  p. 152

Mormon Mountains
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1899
Commodities: copper, silver
Comments: Includes the portion of the Mormon Mountains lying between Mormon Peak and
Moapa Peak, extending from Meadow Valley Wash to the east flank of the range.
Reference: Tingley, 1989c, p. 5

Mound House
County: Lyon
Discovered: 1905 (?)
Commodities: gypsum, uranium
Comments: Located in the low foothills of the Virginia Range adjacent to the border between Carson City and Lyon County.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 129; Stoddard and Carpenter, 1950, p. 78; Moore, 1969. p. 34; Garside, 1973, p. 76

Mount Grant
Other names: Walker River, Desert, Deseret, Cat Creek, Walker Lake, East Walker, Mount
Cory, Buckley, Mountain Grant, Walkers, Baldwin
County: Mineral
Discovered: 1865
Organized: 1866
Commodities: gold, silver, molybdenum
Comments: Located in the Wassuk Range, on the west shore of Walker Lake. The district extends from the north slope of Corey Peak north to Reese River Canyon and includes the historic East Walker district on the western slopes of Wassuk Range, and the Walker Lake- Cat Creek districts on the eastern slopes of the range. The Buckley area east of Walker Lake was sometimes included in the Walker Lake district. The Baldwin district, described by the Territorial Enterprise (1868) as being located on the west shore of Walker Lake, may have been in this area. The historic Desert or Deseret district, located in the Wassuk Mountains on the west shore of Walker Lake, south of Walker River district, included this area.
References: DeGroot, 1863; Perry, 1865; Stretch, 1867, p. 39; Browne and Taylor, 1867, p. 126; Territorial Enterprise, July 15, 1868; U.S. Geological Survey, 1911, p. 687; Lincoln, 1923, p.143, 156; Stoddard, 1932,  p. 59, 63; Lotz, 1934, p. 21; Vanderburg,1937a, p. 44; Ross, 1961, p. 83; Carlson, 1974, p. 240; Papke, 1975, p. 59; Bonham, 1976

Mount Hope
Other names: McGeary, Morlath, Garden Pass
County: Eureka
Discovered: 1871
Organized: 1871
Commodities: zinc, molybdenum, silver, lead, copper, gold
Comments: Located at Mount Hope in T22N, R51-52E, about 21 miles northwest of Eureka. Organized as the McGeary mining district in 1871, the name was changed to Mount Hope in 1872 (Hall,1994). The original district included only the southwest side of the mountain. The district is now enlarged to include the area from Garden Pass south to include all of Mount Hope and a small area in the southern Sulphur Spring Range east of State Highway 278.
References: Stoddard, 1932, p. 44; Vanderburg, 1938b,  p. 58; Roberts and others, 1967, p.
103; Bonham, 1976; Hall, 1994, p. 30.
 
Mount Moriah
Other name: Warren
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1870 (1905?)
Commodities: lead, zinc, garnet, silver, copper, tungsten
Comments: The Mount Moriah area includes all of the northern Snake Range, extending generally from the north side of Silver Creek on the south to the drainages of Rye Grass and Smith Canyons on the north; Mount Moriah is in the center of this area. The Territorial Enterprise (1870) mentioned a Warren district, located ?7 miles north of Sacramento Pass on the west slope of Mount Moriah,? which may have been in this area.
References: Territorial Enterprise, May 1, 1870; Hose and others, 1976, p. 57; Stager and
Tingley, 1988, p. 220

Mount Siegel
Other name: Sunrise
County: Douglas
Discovered: 1878 (1911)
Commodity: gold
Comments: Located on the north slope of Mount Siegel on the upper part of Buckeye Creek. The Territorial Enterprise (1878) reported a placer gold district, Sunrise, located north of Red Canyon.
References: Territorial Enterprise, July 16, 1878; Lincoln, 1923, p. 35; Stoddard, 1932, p. 28; Gianella, 1945, p. 34; Overton, 1947, p. 28; Moore, 1969, p. 29

Mount Tobin
Other names: Morning View, Miller Basin
County: Pershing
Commodities: mercury, antimony, fluorspar, zeolite
Comments: The Mount Tobin district is located in the southern Tobin Range, west of Pleasant Valley, and includes the Miller Basin area south of Mount Tobin. Lotz (1934) described a Morning View district in T28N, R40E that would fall into this district.
References: Lotz, 1934, p. 23; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944,   p. 174; Lawrence, 1963, p. 203-204; Johnson, 1977, p. 73

Mountain City
Other names: Cope, Rio Tinto, Fairweather, Fair Weather, Murray, Murrey, Sooner, Marseilles, Van Duzer, Van Duzen, Van Duyser, Vanduser
County: Elko
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: copper, silver, gold, lead, zinc, antimony, uranium, tungsten, molybdenum, arsenic Comments: Located on the Owyhee River, 7 miles south of the Idaho state line. The original district name was Cope. The district now includes the old districts of Cope, covering California Creek, Hansen Gulch, Grasshopper Gulch, and Mill Creek; Murray, to the northwest; Sooner, about 10 miles to the east; Marseilles, in section 21, T45S, R53E; the Van Duzer placer district on Van Duzer and Cobb Creeks; and the Rio Tinto Mine area, southwest of Mountain City. The Van Duzer placers are sometimes considered to be a separate district.
References: White, 1871, p. 59, 61; Wheeler, 1872, p. 34; Whitehill, 1873, p. 23; Whitehill, 1875, p. 31; Angel, 1881, p. 392, 395; U.S. Geological Survey, 1910, p. 654, and 1911, p. 654; Hill,1912, p. 205; Lincoln, 1923, p. 52, 58; Stoddard, 1932, p. 33; Gianella, 1945, p. 44; Granger and others, 1957, p. 112; Lawrence, 1963, p. 55; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Garside, 1973, p. 41; Smith, 1976, p. 116; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 62; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 171
 
Mountain House
Other names: Holbrook, Pine Nut, Eagle, Mammoth Eagle, Sulphur Spring
County: Douglas
Discovered: 1864
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, copper, iron, tungsten
Comments: Located 10 miles east of Double Springs Station, on the old Aurora road. The historic Pine Nut district was located in this area in 1864. The General Land Office 1866 map included the Mountain House area in the Eagle district along with the Red Canyon and Gardnerville districts. The district has been known as Mountain House or Holbrook since the
1920s.
References: Territorial Enterprise, July 14, 1860, 3:2; General Land Office, 1866; Whitehill,
1875, p. 18; Lincoln, 1923, p. 35; Stoddard, 1932, p. 28, 56; Gianella, 1945, p. 34; Overton,
1947, p. 29; Moore, 1969, p. 30; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 48

Mountain Springs
County: Lander
Commodity: barite
Comments: Located on the west side of the Shoshone Range, 25 miles south of Battle Mountain.
Reference: Stewart and others, 1977, p. 87

Mountain View
Other names: Granite, Reservation, Walker River, Penrod, Schurz
County: Mineral
Discovered: 1908
Commodities: copper, gold, silver, lead, tungsten, antimony, gypsum
Comments: Located in the Wassuk Range, on the western shore of Walker Lake, north of the historic Walker Lake district. Mountain View includes Penrod Canyon on the south and extends to the northern tip of the range, west of Schurz. The 1866 map placed this district south of Wellington, east of the Walker River. The gypsum occurrence is on the western edge of district, in the area between Mountain View and the adjacent Yerington district.
References: General Land Office, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 39; Hill, 1912, p. 207; U.S. Geological Survey, 1909, p. 407 and 1915, p. 643; Lincoln, 1923, p. 146; Stoddard, 1932, p. 60; Vanderburg,1937a, p. 44; Ross, 1961, p. 83; Lawrence, 1963, p. 124; Papke, 1987, p. 22; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 117

Mountain Wells
Other names: Mountain Well, La Plata, Chloride
County: Churchill
Discovered: 1860
Commodities: silver, tungsten, fluorspar, molybdenum
Comments: The Mountain Wells district is on the eastern slope of the Stillwater Range and includes mainly the area of La Plata and Cottonwood Canyons, east draining canyons that lead into Fairview Valley.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 29; White, 1869, p. 86; Angel, 1881, p. 366; Lincoln, 1923, p. 8; Stoddard, 1932, p. 22; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 38; Schrader, 1947, p. 299; Willden and
Speed, 1974, p. 80; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 33

Mud Springs
Other names: Medicine Springs, Dead Horse, Butte Valley
County: Elko
Discovered: 1910
Commodities: lead, silver, zinc, gold, copper
Comments: The Mud Springs district covers the northern end of the Medicine Range, in the area between Medicine Spring and Mud Spring.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 52; Stoddard, 1932, p. 33; Gianella, 1945, p. 45; Granger and others, 1957, p. 123; Smith, 1976, p. 128; Bonham, 1976; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 176
 
Muddy Mountains
Other names: Callville Wash, Logan, Valley of Fire, West End, White Basin, St. Thomas, Overton, Muddy
County: Clark
Discovered: 1920
Commodities: borates, bentonite, gypsum, magnesite, sodium sulfate
Comments: The Muddy Mountains are north of the Colorado River, west of the Overton Arm of Lake Mead, and south of the Moapa district. Callville Wash, Valley of Fire, West End, and White Basin are all within the Muddy Mountains district. Averett (1962) included the magnesite deposits in Magnesite Wash, about 5 miles southwest of Overton, in an Overton district. Copper and silver production credited to the Logan district, described as being in this area, probably originated from either the Mormon Mountains or from the nearby Gold Butte district rather than from the Muddy Mountains.
References: U.S. Geological Survey, 1908, p. 473; Hill, 1912, p. 202; Lincoln, 1923, p. 23; Stoddard,1932, p. 25; Vanderburg, 1937b, p. 57; Nevada State Writers Project, 1941, p. 17; Gianella,1945, p. 23, 28, 32; Averett, 1962, p. 64, 76; Longwell and others, 1965, p. 150-154, 157-158; Carlson, 1974, p. 244

Muncy Creek
Other names: Aurum, Silver Mountain
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1871
Commodities: zinc, copper, lead, silver, tungsten
Comments: Located on the east side of the Schell Creek Range at Muncy Creek. Originally known as the Silver Mountain district, Muncy Creek is the southernmost of five small districts sometimes grouped into the large Aurum district that covered all of the northern Schell Creek Range.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 226; Hill, 1916, p. 192; Lincoln, 1923, p. 241; Stoddard, 1932, p. 85; Hose and others, 1976, p. 44; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 206
 
Muttlebury
Other name: Muttleberry
County: Pershing
Commodities: silver, lead, antimony, copper, gold, gypsum
Comments: Located in the West Humboldt Range in T26-27N, R32E.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 211; Stoddard, 1932, p. 78; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 22;Lawrence,1963, p. 197; Johnson, 1977, p. 74; Bonham, 1980

National
Other name: Buckskin-National
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1907
Commodities: gold, silver, mercury, antimony, tungsten, arsenic
Comments: The National district includes the western slope of the northern Santa Rosa Range, extending from Buckskin Mountain on the southeast to the drainage of Eightmile Creek on the northwest.
References: Stuart, 1909, p. 125; Hill, 1912, p. 213; Lincoln, 1923, p. 100; Stoddard, 1932, p. 46; Lawrence, 1963, p. 73; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 31; Willden, 1964, table 22, 23; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 74

Nevada
Other name: Tamerlane
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper
Comments: The Nevada district is situated within Tamberlaine Canyon, in the western foothills of the Schell Creek Range about 10 miles southeast of Ely. The mining camp was known as Tamerlane.
References: White, 1871, p. 84; Whitehill, 1875, p. 87; Whitehill, 1877, p. 166; Angel, 1881, p.655; Lincoln, 1923, p. 252; Stoddard, 1932, p. 88; Hose and others, 1976, p. 58

New Pass
Other name: Franklin
County: Lander, Churchill
Organized: 1864
Commodities: gold, silver, manganese
Comments: Located north of New Pass Summit in the Shoshone Mountains about 30 miles east of Austin. The mines are located on the Lander-Churchill County line.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 28; White, 1869, p. 87; Angel, 1881, p. 366; Lincoln, 1923, p. 114; Stoddard, 1932, p. 50; Vanderburg, 1939, p. 65; Stewart and others, 1977, p. 88; Hall, 1994, p. 103.

New York
County: Eureka (?)
Comments: Perry?s 1865 map shows the New York district located south of the Emigrant Road, roughly north of the Cortez district. The topography depicted on the historic map is so distorted that the exact location cannot be determined.
Reference: Perry, 1865

Newark
Other name: Strawberry
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1866
Organized: 1866
Commodities: silver, lead, tungsten, copper, zinc, gold
Comments: Located on the east side of the Diamond Range, mainly on the lower eastern slopes of Newark Mountain in the vicinity of the Bay State Mine. The original district name was Newark, but Strawberry was used by Hill (1912).
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 98; White, 1869, p. 48; White, 1871, p. 65; Whitehill, 1879, p. 155; Angel, 1881, p. 655; Hill, 1912, p. 227; Lincoln, 1923, p. 252; Stoddard, 1932, p. 88; Hose and others, 1976, p. 59; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 221

Newberry
Other names: Thurman, Lost Basin, Searchlight
County: Clark
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, antimony, thorium and rare earths
Comments: The Newberry district extends south from the Camp Thurman area, southeast of Searchlight on the northern tip of the Newberry Mountains. The district includes all of the Newberry Mountains lying generally north of Laughlin. Averelt (1962) described Thurman as the area of 1906 gold discoveries around Camp Thurman on Newberry Mountain 16 miles southwest of Searchlight, and placed Lost Basin, active about 1912, in the area of the Chiquita Hills, along the California state line in T32S, R20E. All of these areas are now included within the Newberry district. Lincoln (1923) included the Camp Thurman area within his large Searchlight district.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 24; Lawrence, 1963, p. 39; Averett, 1962, p. 74, 94; Longwell and others, 1965, p. 141

Nightingale
Other names: Mud Lake, Coyote Canyon area, Black Butte
County: Pershing, Washoe
Discovered: 1873 (1917)
Commodities: tungsten, antimony, gold, silver, uranium
Comments: Located in T24N, R24E in the southern portion of the Nightingale Range, the northern portion of the Truckee Range, and the southern portion of the Sahwave Range. The major part of the district is in Pershing County. Nightingale includes the Mud Lake district of Lotz (1934) and the Coyote Canyon area of Garside (1973). The Mud Lake district mentioned in Territorial Enterprise (1875) was located in the vicinity of the Black Warrior Mine. The Black Butte district mentioned in the Nevada State Journal (1876) was probably also in this area.
References: Territorial Enterprise, January 13, 1875, 2:5; Nevada State Journal, January 19,
1876, 3:2; Lincoln, 1923, p. 211; Stoddard, 1932, p. 78; Lotz, 1934, p. 24; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 23; Lawrence, 1963, p. 220; Bonham, 1969, p. 70; Garside, 1973, p. 97; Johnson, 1977, p.75; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 180, 200; Tingley, 1989a, p. 7

North Battle Mountain Other name: Stony Point
County: Lander
Discovered: 1906
Commodities: barite, silver, lead, copper, gold
Comments: Located north of the Humboldt River, at the southern base of the Sheep Creek
Range, about 6 miles northeast of Battle Mountain.
Reference: Stewart and others, 1977, p. 89

Northumberland
Other names: Monitor, Springfield, Mountain Chief
County: Nye
Discovered: 1866
Organized: 1866
Commodities: gold, barite, silver, zinc, uranium
Comments: The original Northumberland district was located at the head of East Northumberland Canyon in the northern Toquima Range. The district now extends north to the Lander County line. The Northumberland district was organized in 1866. The name was changed to Monitor in 1875, then back to Northumberland in 1879. The Springfield district was organized about 1 mile west of Diana?s Punchbowl in 1874, the exact location is unknown, but within the area of present the Northumberland district. The historic Mountain Chief district is thought to have been north of Northumberland Canyon in this same general area.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 63; White, 1869, p. 73; Wheeler, 1872, p. 41; Whitehill, 1875, p.74; Angel, 1881, p. 519, 522; Lincoln, 1923, p. 178; Stoddard, 1932, p. 69; Kral, 1951, p.135; Garside, 1973, p. 86-87; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 157

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