The Silver Glance Mining Co. is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Silver Glance Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Glance Mining Co.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Hannapah 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mark Bradshaw Of Tonopahin 1922 It Was Owned By Silver Zone Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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 Hills
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Nw-Striking Hannapah Fault Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching,Silicification, Argillization.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONE ORE SHOOT IS WORTH $8-$10 PER TON
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ONE PATENTED CLAIM. LOCATION UNKNOWN
Comment (Production): REPORTED PRODUCTION OF $300,000 160000 TONS
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A GLORY HOLE AND A SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 75
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.
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.
