The Treasure Hill Mines North End is a gold, lead, and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 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
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.92361, -114.44944
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Treasure Hill Mines North End MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Treasure Hill Mines North End
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 1420
Secondary: 1421. Many of These Mines Chapman
Secondary: Mazeppa
Secondary: Newark
Secondary: Yuba
Secondary: Meadow Valley
Secondary: Washington and Creole
Secondary: Boston-Pioche Are Described On Individual Crib Site Forms. The
Secondary: Remainder Are Described As A Whole Here.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Iron
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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Highland Peak Overthrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian
Name: Shale
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1421 CONTAINS 10 % FE, 30 PPM AG, 1000 PPM AS, 100 PPM BA, 70 PPM CU, 7000 PPM PB, 200 PPM SB.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Jarosite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): MINES ARE SCATTERED AROUND N SIDE OF TREASURE HILL
Comment (Production): CUMMULATIVE PRODUCTION FROM RAYMOND & ELY MINING CO. AND THE MEADOW VALLEY MINING CO. TOTAL $ WORTH WAS $16,049,000. IN 1872, THE "DISTRICT" SHIPPED $5,151,200 IN FINE AG BULLION, $127,200 IN BASE BULLION, AND $42,600 IN AU.
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS EXPLORE A SERIES OF FAULTS AND SHEARS AND THE N END OF THE YUBA DIKE, A PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTOR TO THE MINERALIZATION OF THE AREA. MUCH OF THE FAULT BRECCIA SHOWS MILLING TEXTURE WITH JAROSITE AND FE-MN OXIDES COATING MOST EXPOSED SURFACES. THE QUARTZITE RANGES FROM WHITE TO GREY-ROSE COLORED WITH PROMINENT BANDING. PODS OF VERY FINE-GRAINED ARGENTIFEROUS ? MINERAL ALONG WITH GALENA AND OTHER SULFIDES ARE DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE BRECCIA. YELLOW OXIDES ARE ALSO COMMON ON EXPOSED SURFACES. ABUNDANT SERICITE IS PRESENT. LOCALLY THE BRECCIA ZONES ARE SILICIFIED AND ABUNDANT GOSSAN OCCURS WHERE ORE MINERALS HAVE WEATHERED OUT. LATE OPALINE SILICA IS DEPOSITED ON FRACTURE SURFACES AND IRON SULFIDES HAVE ALTERED TO SPECULAR HEMATITE. EUHEDRAL QUARTZ CRYSTALS LINE CAVITIES. QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL WHICH FILLS FAULT FISSURES EXHIBITS BRECCIATION AND IS RECEMENTED WITH SILICA, AND CONTAINS BANDS OF FINELY DISSEMINATED GREY SULFIDES
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS,ADITS, TRENCHES, CUTS, PROSPECT PITS. MOST OF THE OLD WORKINGS ARE NOW CAVED (1983).
Comment (Deposit): THESE ARE MINES IN PROSPECT MOUNTAIN QUARTZITE VEINS. INCLUDES: RAYMOND AND ELY MAZEPPA, NEWARK YUBA OR AMERICAN FLAG, MEADOW VALLEY ALPS (SEE SEPARATE REPORT), WASHINGTON AND CREOLE BOSTON-PIOCHE, BURKE POORMAN (SEE SEPARATE REPORT) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Geology): RAYMOND AND ELY, MEADOW VALLEY, AND BURKE VEINS STRIKE ROUGHLY EW AND DIP 50 DEG S OXIDIZED AG ORE IN THE QUARTZITE DECREASED IN GRADE EASTWARD AND DOWNWARD. MEADOW VALLEY VEIN MINED CONTINUOUSLY FOR 2000 FEET TO DEPTH OF 1,200 FT. AVERAGE ORE THICKNESS WAS 2-3 FEET. GALENA AND SPHALERITE INCREASINGLY ABUNDANT IN THE LOWER LEVELS. RICH AG/PB ORE WAS MINED FROM THE YUBA DIKE. THREE OR MORE CROSS VEINS STRIKE NE AT 45 DEG TO PRINCIPAL VEINS. THE "QUARTZITE FISSURES" ARE VEINS WITH FILLING OF LOOSE RUBBLE OF ANGULAR QUARTZITE FRAGMENTS TO A BRECCIA CEMENTED BY PB CARBONATE, LIMONITE, AND JAROSITE. QUARTZITE BEDS STRIKING N15-20W.
References
Reference (Deposit): ABBOTT, J. W., 1907, MIN AND SCI PRESS.
Reference (Production): TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP MF-136.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORTS, AUG 23, 1983.
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): HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 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): TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.
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.
