The Sioux Claims is a silver and lead mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,591 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,591 Feet (1,704 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.55556, -117.10167
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Sioux Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sioux Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle 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
Type: Surface/Underground
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
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Valmy And Dewitt Thrust Faults
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Faults; Butte Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): ON S. SIDE GALENA CANYON 1 1/2 MILES E. OF GALENA
Comment (Development): 3 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, SHEAR ZONE CONTAINING IRREGULAR MASSES OF SULFIDES
Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS, SHAFTS, OPEN CUTS
Comment (Geology): VEIN IS 4 TO 6 FEET WIDE IN CRUSHED BLACK SHALE CONTAINING STRINGERS OF QUARTZ CARRYING PYRITE. CRUSHED ZONE ALSO CONTAINS IRREGULAR MASSES OF SULPHIDES.
Comment (Deposit): THREE CLAIMS DEVELOPED BY 2 TUNNELS, 120 AND 200 FT LONG, ON THE VEIN, AND SOME OPEN CUTS AND SHAFTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL 594
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF PAPER 459-B
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.
