The Pepper Mine? is a gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,040 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: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 38.34139, -118.17778
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Pepper Mine? MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pepper Mine?
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
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: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyritization, Sericitization Of Andesitic Rock
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: ANDESITE IS THOUGHT TO BE INTRUSIVE INTO WATER LAID SERIES; REFER TO RECORD NO. M035392
Comment (Workings): 100 FT. VERTICAL SHAFT
Comment (Location): ESTIMATE LOCATION; .2 MI SOUTH OF GEM MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIF. AND NW NEV., USGS BULL 594
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.
