The Santa Clara Mine is a silver mine located in Pershing 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
Lat, Long: 40.57222, -118.12972
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Santa Clara Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Santa Clara Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Star 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
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Type: R
Description: American Basin Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bournonite
Ore: Freibergite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MI S OF TEHAMA MINE; UTM APPROX.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = IMLAY (1956) 1:625000
Comment (Deposit): A FISSURE VEIN 6 TO 12 INCHES WIDE FORMED BY FILLING AND REPLACEMENT ALONG A NARROW SHEETED ZONE IN MAYOLITE. THE VEIN AND SHEETED ZONE ROUGHLY PARALLEL THE MAJOR FAULT ZONE THAT TRAVERSES SANTA CLARA CANYON BELOW THE PROSPECT.
Comment (Geology): A FISSURE VEIN 6 TO 12 INCHES WIDE FORMED BY FILLING AND REPLACEMENT ALONG A NARROW SHEETED ZONE IN RHYOLITE. THE VEIN AND SHEETED ZONE ROUGHLY PARALLELS THE MAJOR FAULT ZONE WHICH TRAVERSES SANTA CLARA CANYON BELOW THE PROSPECT.
References
Reference (Deposit): CAMERON, 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE NE HUMBOLDT RANGE, NEVADA; GSA BULL. V.50 NO.4
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
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.
