Amargosa Group

The Amargosa Group is a lead mine located in White Pine county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Amargosa Group

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Aurum

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Unknown

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE AMARGOSA GROUP CONSISTS OF 5 CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR

Comment (Geology): ORE BODIES ARE IRREGULAR, AND THOSE DEVELOPED ARE NOT LARGE.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1880'S

Comment (Location): NEAR THE SUMMIT OF AN EASTERN SPUR OF THE RANGE NEAR THE HEAD OF FRENCHMAN CREEK.

Comment (Production): A CARLOAD OF SORTED ORE SHIPPED IN 1913 IS SAID TO HAVE CARRIED 52 % PB AND 6 OZ / T AG.

Comment (Development): PRODUCED A LITTLE ORE IN 1913

Comment (Workings): 2 INCLINES

References

Reference (Deposit): HILL, JAMES M, 1916 NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, US GEO. BULL. 648

Reference (Deposit): HOSE,R.K., BLAKE, M. C. JR. AND SMITH, R. M., 1976, NBMG BULL 85, P. 44.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA.

Reference (Production): HILL, J.M., 1916, P. 192.

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.