The Bentley Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,050 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,050 Feet (1,844 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.61944, -117.06917
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Bentley Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bentley Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain
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
Owner Name: L. Belavstegui
Years: 1954 -
Owner Name: S. F. Paul And F. Keever
Years: 1923 - 1924
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ne-Striking Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pyritic, Argillic
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Marcasite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF N FORK LICKING CREEK
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, WINZES, DRIFTS, STOPES
Comment (Deposit): THE 8 CLAIMS WERE FIRST LOCATED BY MR. BENTLEY ABOUT 1900. THE PROPERTY WAS MINED IN 1923 AND 1924 BY S.F. PAUL AND F. KEEVER, WITH KEEVER CONTINUING ON UNTIL 1954 WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO L. BELAUSTEGUI. WORKINGS CONSIST OF 2 ADITS, WINZES AND DRIFTS AND STOPES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Geology): STIBNITE OCCURS MAINLY AS A COATING ON SPHALERITE. OXIDIZED ZONE FOLLOWED FAULTS DOWN-DIP.
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 196RE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B
Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R. J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.
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.
