The Republic Mine is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.69389, -114.52306
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Republic Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Republic Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Chief
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR TO PIPELIKE
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ne & Nw Trending Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization Of Quartzite
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SMELTER ASSAY, 1925: .08-.39 OZ/T AU, 2-8.4 OZ/T AG, 10.7-17.4 % PB, O-17.4 % PB, 0-1. 6% ZN, 2.3-4.2 %S
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1925 RAN 0.08-0.39 OZ/TON AU, 1-8 OZ/TON AG, 11-17% PB, AND 2% ZN.
Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS AND SOME PITS. THE UPPER 25 FT OF THE 180 FT SHAFT IS INCLINED 73 WHILE THE REMAINDER IS NEAR VERTICAL. THERE IS AN 18-FT DRIFT NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT.. THE UPPER 25 FT OF THE 180 FT SHAFT IS INCLINED 73 WHILE THE REMAINDER IS NEAR VERTICAL. THERE IS AN 18-FT DRIFT NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT.
Comment (Geology): PIPE OF ORE IN ALTERED QUARTZITE, VEIN NEARLY VERTICLE; ANOTHER ORE SHOOT OCCURS AT THE FRACTURE INTERSECTION
Comment (Commodity): ORE MINERALS FOR AU, AG, V NOT GIVEN IN THE LITERATURE
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANTZ, CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS IN LINCOLN CO., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 73
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E, 1936, GEOLOGY OF THE CHIEF DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., BULL OF NEV NO. 26
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
