The Thelma Mine is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,700 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,700 Feet (2,347 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.53667, -117.04583
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Thelma Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Thelma Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Manhattan District
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: White Caps Ext. Co.
Years: 1924 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: Toquima Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of The Limestone Outward From The Fissure. Along Bedding
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Orthoclase
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION IN 1908.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SMALL TUNNELS AND SHAFTS.
Comment (Geology): IRON-STAINED SILICIFIED ZANZIBAR LIMESTONE CUT BY SMALL STRINGERS OF COMBY QUARTZ AND QUARTZ INTERGROWN WITH CALCITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1924, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT: USGS BULL 723, P. 160
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.
