The Inskip Mine is a silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,900 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.43083, -118.15417
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Inskip Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Inskip Mine
Secondary: Pioneer, North Star
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2565
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Unionville District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Vein
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Rhyolite
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2565 OF SILICIFIED RHYOLITE PORPHYRY WITH PYRITE CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.3 % MG, 1.5 % CA, 0.15 % TI, 500 PPM MN-, 10 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 15 PPM CU, 5 PPM- MO, 100 PPM PB, 10 PPM V, 70 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): BED VEINS SIMILAR TO MAIN BED VEIN OF ARIZONA DEPOSIT
Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPMENT BEGAN AROUND 1870. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Deposit): BED VEINS SIMILAR TO MAIN BED VEIN OF ARIZONA DEPOSIT. VEINS IN RHYOLITE PORPHYRY. LOWER ADIT SHOWS ONLY PYRITIZED, SILICIFIED RHYOLITE PORPHYRY WITH QUARTZ AND PYRITE -STRINGERS. NO OBVIOUS ORE ON DUMP. SHAFT ON RIDGE TOP (NOT VIS-ITED) MAY BE ON MINERALIZED STRUCTURE.
Comment (Workings): ADITS, SHAFT, DRILL ROADS
Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT BEGAN AROUND 1870. WORKED IN LATE 1800'S; PROSPECTED AGAIN, PROBABLY IN 1950'S-1960'S. DRILL ROADS ON PROPERTY. NO ACTIVITY IN 1984.
Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = UNIONVILLE (1954) 1:625000
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 NORTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT & RANGE, NEVADA; GSA BULL. V.50, P 563-634
Reference (Deposit): RAYMOND, 1872, STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINING IN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF ROCKY MOUNTAINS FOR YEAR 1870. WASHINGTON, U.S. GOVT. PRINTING OFFICE
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H. F., JR., 26 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
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.
