The Zero Tunnel is a manganese mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 37.92222, -114.46306
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Zero Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Zero Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
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: 1952
Time Period: Thru 1952
Material type: ORE MN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^20% Mn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Replacement Mn
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN LIMESTONE BED NEAR GRANITE PORPHYRY DIKE WHICH IS SHATTERED AND HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED WITH BOTH CONTACTS FISSURED AND MINERALIZED.
Comment (Workings): ADIT
Comment (Geology): ORE IS OXIDIZED MN IN LIMESTONE BEDS
References
Reference (Deposit): ABBOTT, J. W., 1907, MIN AND SCI PRESS.
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): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
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 (Production): TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970
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.
