Independence Mine

The Independence Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Independence Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain 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

Owner Name: United Mining Corp , Earl Maldeman, Vice President
Home Office: P. O. Box 355, Battle Mountain, Nv 89820
Years: 1983 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1925
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

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Golconda Thrust

Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Faults; N-S Striking Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.14 OZ. AU PER TON FOR LARGE TONNAGES

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite

Comments

Comment (Development): ACQUIRED BY ALASKA TREADWELL CO. IN 1931; PURCHASED BY H. B. CHESSHER IN 1935. 16 PATENTED AND 27 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. MORE DEVELOPMENT IN 1960'S. LISTED IN 1983 AS AN ACTIVE UNDERGROUND SILVER MINE EMPLOYING 13 PERSONS.

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF CONGLOMERATE MATRIX.

Comment (Deposit): DISCOVERED BY C. BIRUM IN 1920'S, ACQUIRED BY ALASKA TREADWELL MINING CO. IN 1931, PURCHASED BY H. B. CHESSNER IN 1935. THE PROPERTY CONSISTED OF 16 PATENTED AND 27 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. DEVELOPMENT IN MID 1960'S CONSISTED OF 13 ADITS DRIVEN WESTWARD INTO GOLD-BEARING BASAL CONGLOMERATE OF BATTLE FM.

Comment (Production): OVER $100,000 WORTH OF PRODUCTION OF GOLD WITH COPPER, ZINC, LEAD, SILVER.

Comment (Location): ON RIDGE BETWEEN COPPER AND IRON CANYONS. THE PROPERTY LIES OFF THE NORTH END OF DUVAL'S OPEN PIT COPPER CANYON MINE.

References

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. I - NORTHERN NEVADA & NORTHWESTERN UTAH

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.

Reference (Deposit): STATE DIVISION OF MINE INSPECTION, DEC 1983, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1983.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG MAP 84, 1983

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.