Goodsprings — Clark County

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Goodsprings — Clark County

Gold Mining Site NV • Clark County County
Description
Goodsprings is 8 miles northwest of Jean on the interstate, in the southwest part of the county. The gold region is in an area of several hundred square miles in the South Spring Mountain Range. The Goodsprings (Yellow Pine) district produced a total of 58,815 ounces of lode gold from 1856 to 1959. Area mines, especially the Keystone, Boss and Clementine produced gold as a by product of lead-silver-zinc mining. The Potosi Mine was first in operation, but a poor producer of lode gold. Just got...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: clark_nv.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Goodsprings. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Goodsprings is 8 miles northwest of Jean on the interstate, in the southwest part of the county. The gold region is in an area of several hundred square miles in the South Spring Mountain Range. The Goodsprings (Yellow Pine) district produced a total of 58,815 ounces of lode gold from 1856 to 1959. Area mines, especially the Keystone, Boss and Clementine produced gold as a by product of lead-silver-zinc mining. The Potosi Mine was first in operation, but a poor producer of lode gold. Just got the following update from Mr. Bady - thanks for the correction! Goodsprings distrct the BOSS MINE not BASS had Assays in 1927 went as high as 111 oz gold 99oz platinum 16 oz palladium per ton . The ore was designated "PLUMBOJURASSIC" due to copper(532000lbs) REF. THE NORTHERN MINER,UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO.NV BUREAU OF MINES REF 1991 Durga and Silver Hill
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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