Paymaster Mine

The Paymaster Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,591 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

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Site Name

Primary: Paymaster Mine
Secondary: Phonolite Paymaster Group: Paymaster Extension
Secondary: Paymaster Extension No. 1
Secondary: Last Chance
Secondary: Last Chance No. 1
Secondary: Defender
Secondary: Paymaster
Secondary: Paymaster Annex
Secondary: Wild Horse
Secondary: Wild Horse No. 1 To No. 3
Secondary: Wild Horse Extension
Secondary: Wild Horse Annex.

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Bruner 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

Owner Name: Golden Eagle Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1980 -

Owner Name: Jesse R. Wilson
Home Office: P.O. Box 596, Sparks, Nv 89431
Years: 1981 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Paradise Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: A Large Northeast Striking Fault Located South Of The Mine.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization, Sericitization, Silicification

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY SAMPLES RANGE IN VALUE FROM $1 TO $35 PER TON IN GOLD AND SILVER.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron

Comments

Comment (Development): OWNED IN 1922 BY THE KANSAS CITY-NEVADA CONSOLIDATEDMINES COMPANY WHICH WAS INCORPORATED IN 1915 HOLDING 25 PATENTED CLAIMS OVER 487 ACRES. A 50-TON MILL WAS BUILT AT BRUNER IN 1919 AND REMODELED IN 1921. THE COMPANY TOOK OVER THE HOLDINGS OF THE BIG HENRY GOLD MINING CO,PHONOLITE-PAYMASTER MINING CO, PHONOLITE- SILENT FRIEND CO.,AND DULUTH GOLD MINING CO. IT WAS LISTED AS AN ACTIVE OPEN PIT MINE AND CYANIDIZATION MILL IN 1980, EMPLOYING 3 PERSONS.LISTED AS AN ACTIVE OPEN PIT GOLD-SILVER MINE IN 1981, WITH CYANIDATION MILL, EMPLOYING 2 PERSONS

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 375 FT SHAFT WITH THREE LEVELS 125 FT APART AND 2,000 FT OF DRIFTS.

Comment (Production): AMOUNT UNKNOWN

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE PROJECTED FROM WEST

Comment (Deposit): GOLD-BEARING CHALCEDONIC QUARTZ FILLS SMALL (0.1-10 MM)VEINLETS AND NARROW HYDROTHERMAL BRECCIA ZONES.

References

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, JOHN, AND HALL, JOYCE, 1980, THE NEVADA MINERAL INDUSTRY 1980: NBMG SPECIAL PUBLICATION MI-1980.

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J.,1981, FIELD EXAMINATION AUG.5,1981.

Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN 1980.

Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, DEC. 1981; DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN CALENDAR YEAR 1981.

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 27

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.