American Basin Mine

The American Basin Mine is a silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,402 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: American Basin Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

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

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.