Goldfield Merger Mines Company Records

Goldfield, Nevada, is most well-known for the boom that occurred between 1900, when it was settled, and 1910, when peak production reached over $10 million dollars. Most major mining operations had ceased by 1920, although a number of mines continued operations into the 1940s. The Goldfield Merger Mines Company was incorporated just before the peak mining had occurred in Goldfield in 1908.

Incorporated in Washington state, the Goldfield Merger Mines Company owned a number of properties in both Washington and Goldfield, Nevada including the Velvet Gold Company, Potlatch Gold Mining Company, Gold Horn Mining Company and the St. Ives Mining and Milling Company. In 1916, Elmer H. Cox served as president and A. H. Howe as secretary. By 1916, the main shaft of the mine had been sunk to the depth of 1750 feet and was equipped with an 80 foot steel head-frame and hoist engine that was capable of sinking the shaft to the 2000 foot level.

In addition to the main shaft, the property connected to the Goldfield Consolidated by a crosscut at the 1265 foot level and with the Reorganized Atlanta by a crosscut at the 1750 foot level. In 1916, the mine was also seeking an extension of the Jumbo Extension orebody.

The Goldfield Deep Mines Company of Nevada was incorporated in 1920 as a merger between Reorganized Atlanta Mining Company, Goldfield Merger Mines Company, Reorganized Blue Bull Mining Company, C.O.D. Consolidated Mines Company, Goldfield Combination Mining Company, Milltown Mining Company, five claims of the Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company and other small parcels of ground in the Goldfield Mining District.