The San Rafael Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,322 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,322 Feet (1,622 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.04306, -117.96639
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San Rafael Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: San Rafael Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Lodi District/Quartz Mtn.
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: San Rafall Consolidated Mines Co.
Years: 1927 -
Owner Name: Exploration Ltd.
Years: 1977 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Vein Is Cut Off At The 352- Ft Level By A Mineralized Fault (The Vertical Or East Vein); Several Cross-Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SHIPPED AVERAGED 12 % PB, 12 OZ AG, 0.04-0.25 OZ AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): AT THE END OF 1925, WORD OF $90000 WORTH OF ORE FROM THE ANNETT-WALKER LEASE CAUSED A BOOM IN 1926. DRILLING PROGRAMS HAVE CONTINUED SPORADICALLY TO THE PRESENT TIME. NEW ORE WAS DISCOVERED ON SAN RAFAEL GROUND DURING A DRILLING PROGRAM IN 1967-1968 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF EINAR ERICKSON, CONSULTANT FOR EXPLORATION LIMITED. THE COMPANY OPTIONED THE PROPERTY TO ERICKSON IN 1973.
Comment (Deposit): SAN RAFAEL VEIN; VERTICAL VEIN (=EAST VEIN); FOOTWALL VEIN (=LEASE VEIN)
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 450 FT, 40 DEG INCLINE SHAFT.
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS CUT OFF AT THE 352-FT LEVEL BY A MINERALIZED FAULT.
Comment (Production): $90,000 PRODUCED BETWEEN 1920 - 1925. $215,565 PRODUCED BETWEEN 1926-1927.
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE
References
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 94-95.
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 (Production): KRAL, 1951, P. 94.
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.
