The Topsy Claim is a silver mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,699 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
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.45667, -116.88750
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Topsy Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Topsy Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Lewis 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Roberts Mtns Thrust (At Depth), Leis (Whiskey Canyon) Thrust
Type: L
Description: Yankey Fault-Vein; Other Laramide Faults, Nne&Nw.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Propylitic, Sericitic.
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): $5,000 TO $100,000 WORTH, CHIEFLY AG
Comment (Geology): BECAUSE OF ITS PROXIMITY TO MAIN BETTY O'NEAL CLAIMS, MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY ARE INFERRED
Comment (Deposit): THIS IS ONE OF THE LESSER-DEVELOPED BETTY O'NEAL CLAIMS, CURRENTLY BEING EXPLORED BY NORANDA, CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 88, TART I
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.
