Historic Aunt Ethel Mine
20 Acre Lode Claim Lodi District
Nye County, NevadaContact Gold Rush Expeditions
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Gold Rush Expeditions, Inc. is proud to present the Historic Aunt Ethel Mine Property for sale. The Aunt Ethel Mine is contained within a 20 acre lode mineral claim and offered exclusively through Gold Rush Expeditions, Inc. The Aunt Ethel Mine is located outside of Fallon, Nevada. The Aunt Ethel Mine is a legally registered mineral claim and is considered real property by federal and state statutes. The claim has been properly staked and marked at all corners.
All Gold Rush Expeditions, Inc. claims are meticulously surveyed, mapped and researched. On-site field work is completed by Corey Shuman and Jessica Shuman, nationally recognized Mineral Surveyors with over 36 years of combined experience.
The Aunt Ethel Mine is a previously producing, small scale gold mine. The mine has direct, but rough access, hidden up a forgotten canyon in the Lodi Mountains. The road to the mine is still intact but has deteriorated significantly, it is very overgrown.
The Aunt Ethel Mine was historically worked for native gold with some success. Gold was separated with an arrastra and then smelted into rough bars on site. Silver and lead were noted as by-products which only hindered the processing. Logistics of acquiring tools and mining implements were noted as a major issue.
The Aunt Ethel Mine today is a good starter operation for small operators. Veins are clearly exposed and show gold with some Galena as reported by surveyors. There are bodies of quartz that will contain good amounts of raw minerals once crushed. These veins would be most economically worked by hand.
There are two shafts and two adits on the Aunt Ethel Mine property. One adit exists apart from the main mine and does not intercept any major deposits. This adit is roughly 80'. The main processing and camp area is in relatively good repair but all of the buildings have collapsed.
Deeper into the Aunt Ethel Mine Property, two shafts are connected to a lower, haulage type drift which exits the mine in a wash. The lower adit connected to the 2 shafts provides good airflow. The mine is hard rock and cut in stable, competent rock. The Aunt Ethel Mine appears to have been left mid shift. Ladders, in good repair, appear to have been left in a stope the miners were working. There is a second drift level inside the main workings which chases a quartz vein with some visible gold flake. There is only exploratory drifting on this level.
History of the Aunt Ethel Mine
The Aunt Ethel lead-silver prospect is situated about 10 miles north of Gabbs on the west slope of the Lodi Hills. It was originally located as the Iron Mountain group and in 1934 relocated in seven claims by the present owner, Charles Douglas of Quartz Mountain. The ore occurs in small seams containing limonite, cerussite, and galena in steeply tilted calcareous sediments cut by porphyritic rhyolite dikes. Sorted ore is reported to assay a trace of gold, 12 ounces silver, and 27 percent lead. Workings consist of three shafts, each about 65 feet deep ; a short adit; and several open cuts. No production has been made as the property is strictly a prospect. A report on this property by Fred Humphrey is on file in the Bureau office.[1]
It was once owned by Charles Douglas of Gabbs Valley. Reportedly There were 3 shafts developed on the claim 60-65 feet and a 60 foot adit. Noted for its lead and silver.[2]
Reference:
1. University of Nevada, Bulletin 50. 1951
2. USBM. Reports/Nevada Properties/War Years. 1940s
Contact: Gold Rush Expeditions
Use code JRM1003 for a 10% discount.
www.goldrushexpeditions.com
Ph: 385-218-2138
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