The Tehama Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,319 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,319 Feet (1,926 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.5925, -118.11778
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Tehama Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tehama Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
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: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Stockwork
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
Type: L
Description: 2 Nw Normal Faults (Post-Mineral); Pre-Mineral Fault Zones.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericitization, Pyritization Of Rhyolite
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1.95-3.29% CU
Analytical Data: 3.2-30.4 OZ AG
Analytical Data: .02-.1 OZ AU
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcanthite
Ore: Freibergite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Ankerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A 250-FT ADIT INTERSECTING A 205-FT SHAFT, WITH SMALL STOPES AND CROSSCUTS. TWO CROSSCUTS, 560 FT AND 150 FT LONG, WERE DRIVEN NEARBY. A 15-TON MILL WAS OPERATED TO RECOVER GOLD-SILVER.
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION IS LOCALIZED IN THE FAULTED AND BRECCIATED ZONE ALONG OR NEAR THE KOIPATO RHYOLITE-SHALE CONTACT. OTHER COPPER MINERALIZATION CAN BE SEEN IN SHATTERED ZONES IN THE SHALES. FAULTING DIPS PARALLEL TO THE BEDDING OR ABOUT 65 DEGREES WEST. VEIN IS 3-10 FT WIDE WITH A ZONE OF ABOUT 10 FEET ON EITHER SIDE OF VEIN THAT IS FRACTURED AND FILLED WITH SECONDARY COPPER SULFATE. THE MINERALIZED ZONES OF FRACTURING ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AND TREND ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO FAULT ZONES.
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 8 PATENTED AND 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF A 250 FT ADIT INTERSECTING A 205-FT. SHAFT, WITH SMALL STOPES AND CROSSCUTS. TWO CROSSCUTS, 560 AND 150 FT LONG HAVE BEEN DRIVEN NEARBY. 15-TON ML WAS OPERATED TO RECOVER GOLD-SILVER. ANY COPPER PRODUCTION IS UNKNOWN. 1956 REPORT SAYS WESTERN MERCURY WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEACH SECONDARY COPPER ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): IN TEHAMA CANYON; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = IMLAY (1956) 1:625000
Comment (Deposit): THE MINERALIZATION AT THIS PROPERTY IS LOCALIZED IN THE FAULTED AND BRECCIATED ZONE ALONG OR NEAR THE KOIPATO RHYOLITE-SHALE CONTACT. OTHER COPPER MINERALIZATION CAN BE SEEN IN SHATTERED ZONES IN THE SHALES. FAULTING DIPS PARALLEL TO THE BEDDING OR ABOUT 65 DEGREES WEST. VEIN IS 3-10 FT WIDE WITH A ZONE OF ABOUT 10 FEET ON EITHER SIDE OF VEIN THAT IS FRACTURED AND FILLED WITH SECONDARY COPPER SULFATE. THE MINERALIZED ZONES OF FRACTURING ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AND TREND ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO FAULT ZONES.
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
Reference (Deposit): CAMERON, 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE NE HUMBOLDT RANGE, NEVADA; GSA BULL. V.50 NO.4
Reference (Deposit): MELBYE, C.E., 1956, PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE TEHAMA MINES, SANTA CLARA DISTRICT, PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; UNPUBLISHED REPORT FOR COLORADO EXPLORATION CO.
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.
