The Silver Peak is a lead mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,799 feet.
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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
Elevation: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 39.32889, -114.24000
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Silver Peak MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Peak
Secondary: May Be Same As Hanna Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Mount Moriah Area
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
Not available
Production
Year: 1925
Material type: AU
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.002 Oz Au/Tn
Year: 1925
Material type: AG
Description: Ap_Grade: ^11 Oz Ag/Tn
Year: 1925
Material type: PB
Description: Ap_Grade: ^74% Pb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): RECORDED PRODUCTION FROM 26 TONS OF CONCENTRATE
Comment (Deposit): LEAD-SILVER ORE BODIES ARE REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN A MARBLE KLIPPE OF LIMESTONE FM ALONG ITS NORTHERN FAULT CONTACT WITH UNDERLYING QUARTZITE.
Comment (Workings): MINED IN PROSPECT PITS TO DEPTHS OF A FEW FEET, SHAFTS, AND TRENCHES
Comment (Geology): ORE ALONG FAULT BETWEEN POLE CANYON LIMESTONE AND PIOCHE FORMATIONS. MINERALIZED ZONE TRENDS E 300 FEET
Comment (Location): EST
References
Reference (Deposit): HOSE, BLAKE & SMITH 1976, GEO & MIN RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE CO. NEV., NEV BUREAU OF MINES & GEO. BULL 85.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, OFR MLA 50-83.
Reference (Deposit): HOSE, R.K., 1981, USGS MAP MF 1244-A.
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.
