The Mountain View Extension is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Eureka county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Mountain View Extension MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain View Extension
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Lone Mountain 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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1945
Discovery Year: 1945
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Form: STRATABOUND
Form: STRATABOUND
Structure
Type: R
Description: Lone Mtn Is A Window In The Roberts Mtn Thrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Zincite
Ore: Hydrozincite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Smithsonite
Comments
Comment (Development): OREBODIES WERE DISCOVERED DURING A DIAMOND DRILLING PROGRAM CARRIED ON BY U.S. SMELTING CO. IN THE 1940'S.
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF FAVORABLE HOST ROCKS AT FAULT INTERSECTION
Comment (Deposit): ADJOINS THE MOUNTAIN VIEW MINE ON THE EAST. HTE ORE BODIES WERE DISCOVERED DURING A DIAMOND-DRILLING PROGRAM CARRIED ON BY THE U.S. SMELTING CO. IN THE 1940'S ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1940'S
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS R.J., ETAL (1967) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF EUREKA CO., NEV, NEV BUREAU OF MINES BULL 64
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES (MILLETT) MILS NO. 104, REFERENCE NO. 3201100154
Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J., ETAL., 1967.
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.
