Dry Hill No. 5 Claim

The Dry Hill No. 5 Claim is a silver and copper mine located in Pershing county, Nevada.

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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: Dry Hill No. 5 Claim
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2316

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Iron Hat District; Aldrich District; Cherry Creek 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Nnw Trending Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Local Silicification Of Wallrock

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2316 OF SELECT HIGH-GRADE COPPER ORE FROM THE DUMP OF THE SOUTH SHAFT CONTAINS 10 % FE, 2 % MG, 1 % CA, 0.0-02 % TI, 300 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG,2000 PPM AS, 100 PPM B, 200 PP-M BA, 1 PPM BE, 20 PPM BI, 500 PPM CO, + 20000 PPM CU, 5 PPM M-0, 100 PPM NI, +10000 PPM SB, 20 PPM SN, 50 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 5-000 PPM ZN.

Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Chert
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPED BY SHAFTS AND PITS. SHOWS LIMITED PROMISE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Location): E/2 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SEC. 9; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = CHERRY CREEK NE (1965) 1:24000

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS AND PITS; 2 SHALLOW INCLINED SHAFTS

Comment (Geology): MALACHITE AND AZURITE OCCUR ALONG A NORTH-TRENDING FAULT IN CHERT & QUARTZITE

Comment (Deposit): COPPER MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN SPOTTY VEIN QUARTZ ALONG A SHEAR ZONE IN LIGHT IAW DOLOMITE. SPOTTY VEIN QUARTZ (V-ITREOUS TO MILKY) WITH GREEN OXIDE COPPER MINERALS, CHALCOCITE-, GOSSAN, AND REMNANTS OF PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE OCCUR IN THE- SHEAR ZONE. THE QUARTZ VEIN MATTER IS MAINLY MASSIVE, BUT RAR-ELY CRUSTIFORM OR AS STOCKWORKS IN DOLOMITE. SURFACE OUTCROP O-F THE VEIN WAS APPARENTLY A GOSSAN-RICH QUARTZ-VEIN RIB.

References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON M.G. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF PERSHING CO., NEV., N.B.M. BULL 89

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH-GEOLOGIC SURVEY 1955-61, V.1 SO. PACIFIC CO., SAN FRANCISCO; P. 78

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J., 26 JUL 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS

Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985

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.