The Vanderbilt Tunnel is a silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,879 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: 5,879 Feet (1,792 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.15694, -118.09750
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Vanderbilt Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vanderbilt Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Candelaria
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
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Candelaria Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pre-Tertiary Hydrothermal
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED FAULT ZONE
Comment (Workings): ONE MAIN TUNNEL OF UNDETERMINED PROPORTIONS
Comment (Location): SINGLE ADIT EST. LOCATION
References
Reference (Deposit): COUCH AND CARPENTER, 1943 , NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION ( 1859 - 1940 , INCLUSIVE) UNIV. OF NEV. BULL., VOL. 37 , NO. 4
Reference (Production): COUCH & CARPENTER ( F2 )
Reference (Deposit): PAGE, B. M., 1959 , GEOLOGY OF CANDELARIA MINING DISTRICT, MINERAL, CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 56
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.
