The Gilbraltar Silver Mining Co. is a silver, lead, zinc, and gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.72972, -117.20250
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Gilbraltar Silver Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gilbraltar Silver Mining Co.
Secondary: Gibraltar
Secondary: Gibraltar Nos.1-8 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Jett 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
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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
Discovery Year: 1919
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: Toiyabe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Silicification
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH-GRADE ORE WAS REPORTED TO ASSAY ABOVE 30% PB WITH A CONTENT OF 3 OZ. AG TO EACH PERCENT BASE METAL.
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): APPROXIMATE LOCATION. TO NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY CROSSCUT TUNNELS AND SURFACE OPEN CUTS.
Comment (Deposit): VERY LITTLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE ON THE PROSPECT EXCEPT THAT IT WAS A BASE METAL MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Development): COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN 1919
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): WEED, W.H., 1922, MINES HANDBOOK VOL.XV, P.1045.
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.
