The Lakeshore Mine is a gold mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 36.13833, -114.19389
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Lakeshore Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lakeshore Mine
Secondary: Utah Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Gold Butte
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: O. W. Yates, A. W. Lawson, Fred Gibson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FE: 4.3 %
Analytical Data: S: .4 %
Analytical Data: CAO: 1.5 %
Analytical Data: AS: .1 %
Analytical Data: INSOL: 88.7 %
Analytical Data: AG .775 OZ.
Analytical Data: SETTLEMENT ASSAY: AU 1.5525 OZ.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): PRODUCTION FROM 1934 TO 1940 ESTIMATED AT $90,000 TO$100,000. ABOUT 400 T MILLED, 340 T SHIPPED TO UTAH. DEVELOPEDBY AN OPEN CUT, 2 INCLINED SHAFTS.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY AN OPEN CUT AND TWO INCLINED SHAFTS. SKETCH MAP AVAILABLE IN LONGWELL, ETAL, 1965 , P. 133 .
Comment (Geology): ORE OCCURS IN A QUARTZ VEIN 6 INCHES TO 6 FEET THICK, AVERAGING 2 FEET, DIPPING 8 DEG., FOLLOWING THE HANGING WALL SIDE OF A DIABASE DIKE
Comment (Production): FROM 1934 - 1940 PRODUCTION ESTIMATED AT $90,000 TO $100,000 . 400 TONS OF ORE MILLED NEARBY AND 340 TONS SHIPPED TO UTAH.
References
Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 62 , P. 184 .
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W. O., 1937 , RECONNAISANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN CLARK CO., US BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 6964 , P. 34 - 35 .
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.
