Chisholm Mine

The Chisholm Mine is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 feet.

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

Name: Chisholm Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.93361, -114.48528

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Chisholm Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chisholm Mine
Secondary: Blue Eagle
Secondary: Whale
Secondary: Alliance


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche District District


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

Not available


Production

Year: 1938
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.5 Oz Au 12 Oz Ag, 13% Pb/Ton


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: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Commodity): ORE MINERALS NOT GIVEN IN THE LITERATURE

Comment (Location): W OF MT. ELY

Comment (Deposit): BEDDED VEIN MAY BE EXTENSION OF HALF MOON VEIN.

Comment (Geology): BEDDING VEIN LESS THAN 2 FEET THICK. MAY BE EXTENSION OF HALF MOON VEIN


References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.

Reference (Deposit): WESTGATE, L.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 P.

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.

Reference (Deposit): COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA

Reference (Production): TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.