Halifax Tonopah Mining Co.

The Halifax Tonopah Mining Co. is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,096 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Halifax Tonopah Mining Co.  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 6,096 Feet (1,858 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 38.07194, -117.20639

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Halifax Tonopah Mining Co. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Halifax Tonopah Mining Co.
Secondary: Halifax Shaft


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Tonopah District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: San Antonio Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: L
Description: Halifax Fault (N-S, 35-40 E)


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillic


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Argentite
Ore: Cerargyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): PROPERTY CONSIST OF 4 CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF THE 1,200 FT DEEP HALIFAX SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E., 1905, GEOLOGY OF THE TONOPAH MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PAPER 42, P. 205

Reference (Deposit): CARPENTER, JA, ET AL, 1953, HISTORY OF FIFTY YEARS OF MINING AT TONOPAH: NBMG BULL. 51

Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, TB, 1935, UNDERGROUND GEOLOGY OF TONOPAH MINING DISTRICT: NBMG BULL. 23

Reference (Production): CARPENTER, ET AL, 1953, P. 149


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.