Silver Coin

The Silver Coin is a silver mine located in Elko 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: Silver Coin  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 41.45583, -116.65472

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Silver Coin MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Coin
Secondary: Pony Express


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Burner Hills


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE-VEIN WITH HEAVY IRON STAINING

Comment (Workings): ONE INCLINED SHAFT

Comment (Geology): HEAVY FEOX STAIN ALONG FAULT, VEIN QUARTZ

Comment (Deposit): FAULT CONE 1-1.5 M WIDE, MAY BE SAME FAULT CONE AS AT NEARBY SILVER ACE ONE INCLINED SHAFT ON PROSPECT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., FIELD EXAMINATION, 1979

Reference (Deposit): HOPE, R.A., & COATS, R.C.,(1976) PRELIM GEOL MAP ELKO CO., U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE MAP 76-779


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.