Pittsburg Mine

The Pittsburg Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,201 feet.

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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

Name: Pittsburg Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 40.42222, -116.83667

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Pittsburg Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pittsburg Mine
Secondary: Morning Star


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Hilltop 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Roberts Mtns Thrust

Type: L
Description: Minor Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Intense, Of Quartz Monzonite Porphyry


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: Late Ordovician

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEINS RANGE IN THICKNESS FROM A FEW INCHES TO 10 FT THE LARGEST ORE SHOOT IS 30 FEET LONG AND WAS MINED 500 FT DOWNDIP

Comment (Deposit): AN ENGLISH-OWNED COMPANY BEGAN MINING AT THE PITTSBURG AND BUILT A MILL IN THE CANYON BELOW THE MINE, CONNECTED TO IT BY A TRAMWAY. THE MILL OPERATED FROM 1887 TO 18919 IN 1904, THE PITTSBURG AND MORNING STAR MINES WERE CONSOLIDATED. MINES ARE DEVELOPED BY ABOUT 3 MILES OF INTERCONNECTED WORKINGS ON ( LEVELS, SPANNING 550 VERTICAL FEET IN THE PITTSBURG AND 925 VERT FEET IN THE MORNINGSTAR.

Comment (Workings): THE MINES (PITTSBURG AND MORNINGSTAR) ARE DEVELOPED BY ABOUT 3 MILES OF INTERCONNECTED WORKINGS ON 7 LEVELS.

Comment (Geology): VEINS RANGE IN THICKNESS FROM A FEW INCHES TO 10 FEET LARGE ORE SHOOT-300 FT. LONG, MINED 500 FT DOWN DIP.

Comment (Development): AN ENGLISH-OWNED COMPANY BEGAN MINING AT THE PITTSBURGH AND BUILT A MILL THAT OPERATED FROM 1837-1891. IN 1904 THE PITTSBURG AND MORNINGSTAR MINES WERE CONSOLIDATED.


References

Reference (Deposit): STAGER, J.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88, PT II

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W.O., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEV: USBM INFO CIRC. 7043

Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J. AND GATES, 0, 1965, TECTONIC AND IGNEOUS GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN SHOSHONE RANGE, NEV., WITH SECTION ON ELON. GEOL. BY K. KETNER: USGS PROF. PAPER 465.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.