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Native Gold from
Paradise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Paradise Peak mine open pit, Paradise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:603621
Long-form Identifier:1:3:603621:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘParadise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘSullivan prospect, Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘEverett Mine [?], Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘPfeffercorn Property, Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘKingland Prospects, Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘOkey Davis Mine, Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘJim group claims, Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘBig Dyke claims, Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘUnknown Au prospect [?], Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘPactolus mining area (Pactolis; NBMG sample sites 3151-3152.), Pactolus Hills, Athens Mining District, Cedar Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
John, D.A., Thomason, R.E., McKee, E.H. (1989) Geology and K-Ar geochronology of the Paradise Peak Mine and the relationship of pre-Basin and Range extension to early Miocene precious metal mineralization in west-central Nevada. Economic Geology: 84: 631-649.
 
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