The Vestal Claim is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,700 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
Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 38.77111, -116.52917
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Vestal Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vestal Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Danville District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Monitor Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
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Structure
Type: L
Description: The Vestal Shear Striking N 30 W.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Silurian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ADITS.2 ADITS, EACH 50 M LONG
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE
Comment (Deposit): SILICIFIED BRECCIA OF LIMESTONE AND QUARTZ; ALSO STOCKWORKS OF QUARTZ VEINLETS IN FRACTURED LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., FIELD EXAMINATION, 29 AUGUST, 1981.
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.
