The Silver Chief Prospects is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.63028, -118.22167
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Silver Chief Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Chief Prospects
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site #3559
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Fitting
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): A DOZEN OR MORE SHALLOW ADITS, PROSPECT PITS, AND SHAFTS ON EASTSIDE OF THE CANYON FOR APPROX. A MILE.
Comment (Geology): REFER TO RECORD NO. M035706
Comment (Deposit): VEIN MATERIAL FROM DUMPS SHOWED GALENA, COPPER AND POSSIBLE SILVER SULFIDES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): GROUP OF SCATTERED PROSPECTS 1.5 MI SE OF SISKON CORP. EXPLORATION PITS
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE ORE WAS PROCESSED AT THE MILL ON SILVER CHIEF PROPERTY.
References
Reference (Deposit): SILVER CHIEFS PROSPECTS, FITTING DISTRICT, MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE, JACK NBMG SAMPLE SITE #3559 VISIT, 4/9/89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)
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.
