Unnamed Silver

The Unnamed Silver is a silver mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Unnamed Silver  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 40.28833, -116.46111

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Unnamed Silver MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Silver


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Buckhorn District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE; OXIDIZED ZONE IN FAULT NEAR INTRUSIVE CONTACT

Comment (Geology): OXIDIZED ZONE W/PYRITE IN GOSSAN ALONG NE-TRENDING FAULT IN QUARTZITE, NEAR INTRUSIVE CONTACT


References

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. (1964) MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, P. 99

Reference (Deposit): MUFFLER L.J. (1964) GEOLOGY OF THE FRENCHIE CREEK QUADRANGLE, USGS BULL 1179

Reference (Deposit): USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 62, REFERENCE NO. 3201100181

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CONEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 64


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.