The American Basin Mine is a silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 40.5325, -118.15167
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American Basin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Basin Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Star 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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified, Sericitized, Pyritized
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): A MINERALIZED ZONE IN THE LOWER 150 FT OF THE PRIDA FORMATION. DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF VEINS ALONG FAULT FISSURES OF SMALL DISPLACEMENT, CONNECTED WITH STOCKWORKS IN CERTAIN BEDS. FROM THE PORTAL OF THE ADIT A 4 TO 12 INCH FISSURE VEIN FOLLOWS ALONG A FAULT FISSURE IN SANDSTONE. AT 160 FT IT INTERSECTS THE OVERLYING SILTY LIMESTONE AND ABRUPTLY CHANGES TO A STOCKWORK. IN AN INCLINED STOPE WEST OF THIS POINT, VEIN MATERIAL IS CONFINED TO A SINGLE BED OF SILTY LIMESTONE FORMING A TYPICAL BED VIN.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF VEINS ALONG FAULT FISSURES OF SMALL DISPLACEMENT, CONNECTED WITH STOCK-WORKS IN CERTAIN BEDS. FROM PORTAL OF ADIT A 4 TO 12 INCH FISSURE VEIN FOLLOWS ALONG A FAULT FISSURE IN SANDSTONE, AT 160 FEET IT INTERSECTS THE OVERLYING SILTY LIMESTONE AND ABRUPTLY CHANGES TO A STOCKWORK. IN AN INCLINED STOPE WEST OF THIS POINT VEIN MATERIAL IS CONFINED TO A SINGLE BED OF SILTY LIMESTONE FORMING A TYPICAL BED VEIN.
Comment (Deposit): A MINERALIZED ZONE ON THE LOWER 150 FEET OF PRIDA FORMATION IS EXPOSED BY A SERIES OF TRENCHES AND ADITS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): UTM APPROXIMATE
Comment (Workings): A SERIES OF TRENCHES AND ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): CAMERON, 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE NE HUMBOLDT RANGE, NEVADA; GSA BULL. 50 NO. 4, P 603-604
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.
