The Lander Mine is a lead, silver, copper, and gold mine located in Lander 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.33222, -116.70917
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Lander Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lander Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Bullion
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Type: R
Description: Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust In A Zone Of Numerous Imbricate Thrusts.
Type: L
Description: The Deposit Is Along The Gold Quartz Fault, On The Hanging Wall.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDES SOME COPPER
Comment (Deposit): VEIN/FAULT ZONE: ORE IS IN HANGING WALL
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF INDIAN CREEK DEVELOPMENT CONSIST OF TWO ADITS DRIVEN TOWARDS THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO, NEV, N.B.M. BULL 88
Reference (Deposit): WRUCKE, C.T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV, USGS MAP MF-647
Reference (Production): STAGER, H.K., (1977)
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.
