Gilbert Mine

The Gilbert Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Pershing county, Nevada.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Gilbert Mine
Secondary: Linda-Jo Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Table Mountain 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
Discovery Year: 1878
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW WORKINGS

Comment (Geology): WHITE QUARTZ VEIN CONTAINING SILVER-LEAD ORES OCCURS NEAR A PORPHYRY CONTACT.

References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULLETIN 89.

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, 1923, MINING DISTRICTS ANMINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO.; P. 11-12

Reference (Production): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977

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.