Mountain View Extension

The Mountain View Extension is a silver, lead, and zinc 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: Mountain View Extension  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 39.605, -116.26361

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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

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.