Blaine and Kasper Property

The Blaine and Kasper Property is a silver mine located in Humboldt 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: Blaine and Kasper Property  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 41.07944, -117.52028

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Blaine and Kasper Property MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blaine and Kasper Property
Secondary: Dolmite Claims Nos. 1-4


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Tungsten


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Dutch Flat 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
Discovery Year: 1920
Discovery Method: 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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 8-10 OZ/TON AG FOR ORE ON DUMP IN 1920. 8 SAMPLES RANGED FROM 4.1 TO 21.3 OZ/TONAG.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): 100-125 TONS ORE MINED, MAINLY SILVER VALUES

Comment (Deposit): LOCATED BY BLAINE AND KASPER IN 1920. DEVELOPMENT WAS BY A SS-FT CROSSCUT TUNNELAND A SS-FT INCLINE PLUS 2 SHORTER INCLINES.(MAP LOCATION IS UNSURE) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): CARPER, A.F., 1920, REPORT ON BLAINE AND KASPER PROPERTY, GOLCONDA, HUMBOLDT CO., NEV.,-UNPUB-ON FILE AT NBMG

Reference (Production): CARPER, A.F., 1920.


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.