Midas — Elko County

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Midas — Elko County

Gold Mining Site NV • Elko County County
Description
Midas is in the west side of the county on Route 18 and 35 miles west of Tuscarora. The Gold Circle District (gold-silver) produced 109,765 ounces of lode gold and 45 ounces of placer gold from 1907-1958. Southwest of Midas is the Gold Circle and Summit Mines. Both were major producers of lode gold. The Elko Prince Mine produced placer gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: elko_nv.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Midas. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Midas is in the west side of the county on Route 18 and 35 miles west of Tuscarora. The Gold Circle District (gold-silver) produced 109,765 ounces of lode gold and 45 ounces of placer gold from 1907-1958. Southwest of Midas is the Gold Circle and Summit Mines. Both were major producers of lode gold. The Elko Prince Mine produced placer gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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