The Silver Range Mines Co Deposits is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Silver Range Mines Co Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Range Mines Co Deposits
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Ixl Canyon
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
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Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): THIS GROUP OF 50 CLAIMS CONTAINS MOSTLY LOW-GRADE ORE. THE COUNTRY ROCK IS SILICIFIED DARK SHALE OR QUARTZITE, LIMESTONE, AND SHALE WITH INTERBEDDED VOLCANIC ROCKS. THE ROCKS ARE DISTURBED, JOINTED, CLEAVED AND CRUSHED, AND HAVE MANY CALCITE AND QUARTZ VEINLETS. ABOUT 5000 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORK HAS BEEN DONE. TWO SILVER-GOLD VEINS WERE DEVELOPED.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE CARSON SINK AREA, NEVADA, 1947: NBMG FILE
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.
