The Pfluger Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.40167, -118.12806
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Pfluger Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pfluger Mine
Secondary: Pflueger Mine
Secondary: Manoa
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2573
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Unionville 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: 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
Not available
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: SAMPLE 2573, DUMP SELECT OF SERICITIZED RHYOLITE WITH BARITE, GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE, CONTAINS 0.1 % FE, 0.0-3 % MG, 0.05 % CA, 0.1 % TI, 1000 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, 30 PPM B-, +5000 PPM BA, 20000 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, +20000 PPM PB, 7000 P-PM SB, +5000 PPM SR, 10 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 1000 PPM ZN, 50 PPM Z-R, AND 0.2 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS).
Materials
Ore: Barite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-BARITE VEIN IN SERICITIZED RHYOLITE ASH-FLOW TUFF. BARITE CONTAINS FINE-GRAINED GALENA AND FINE-GRAINED CHA-LCOPYRITE, PLUS MALACHITE, AZURITE AND CERUSSITE. ADIT TRENDS -E-W BUT NO VEIN TREND COULD BE ASCERTAINED. BARITE SEEMS TO CO-NTAIN BASE METAL SULFIDES; QUARTZ VEIN AND STOCKWORKS ON DUMP -HAD PYRITE ONLY.
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS; MAIN ADIT FLOODED; TREND E-W.
Comment (Location): IN COTTONWOOD CANYON; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = UNIONVILLE (1954) 1:625000
Comment (Development): APPARENTLY WORKED IN 1970'S-1880'S. NO EVIDENCE IN 1984 OF ANY ACTIVITY FOR MANY YEARS.
Comment (Deposit): WORKED ON A SMALL SCALE. COMPRISED OF 13 PATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM IC 6902
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H. F., JR., 28 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.
