The Silver Gulch Mine is a silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.27778, -118.36194
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Silver Gulch Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Gulch Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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
Form: STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Linarite
Comments
Comment (Production): FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS EST. PROD.
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS TOTALLING 500 FT
Comment (Location): .8 MI. SO. OF ENDOWMENT MINE; UNSURVEYED
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D. L., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58
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.
