Greco-American Group

The Greco-American Group is a lead mine located in White Pine county, Nevada.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Greco-American Group
Secondary: Greek-American Mine
Secondary: Silver Group
Secondary: Inland Lead Mine
Secondary: Clara Claim.

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Manganese

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Greco-American Co.
Home Office: Ely, Nv.
Years: 1916 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1881
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Numerous Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 16.4, 6.8, 29.1 % PB.
Analytical Data: 2.6, 3.2, 17.0 OZ/T AG
Analytical Data: 3 ASSAYS OF VEIN MATERIAL IN 1926 RAN 0.05, 0.03, 0.09 OZ/T AU

Materials

Ore: Lead
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron

Comments

Comment (Location): APPROX 2 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF AURUM 8 CLAIMS IN HEAD OF SILVER CANYON

Comment (Development): PRODUCED A LITTLE ORE IN 1913. ORE WAS HAND-SORTED ON THE DUMP AND SACKED FOR SHIPMENT.

Comment (Deposit): SMALL IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT BODIES ALONG A STEEP NW-TRENDING FAULT AND ALONG BEDDING PLANES NEAR THE FAULT. ORE BODIES ARE OF REDDISH-BROWN IRON OXIDE WITH A LOT OF WHITE ARGENTIFEROUS LEAD CARBONATE.

Comment (Workings): ON E SIDE OF CANYON: 100 FT INCLINE DIPPING 25 WITH A NARROW IRREGULAR DRIFT RUNNING E FOR >100 FT. ON WEST SIDE OF CANYON HEAD WERE SOME ABANDONED TUNNELS. DAVIS INCLINE, JUKES INCLINE, GOLD VEIN INCLINE, CLARA NO.1 AND CLARA NO.2 TUNNEL

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): CRANE, G.W., 1927?, NBMG FILE 322-B, ITEM 5, ITEM 6.

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

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.