Darr Mine

The Darr Mine 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: Darr Mine

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 40.87556, -118.75389

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Darr Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Darr Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

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

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): FOOTWALL ROCK CONTAINS MANY STRINGERS PARALLEL WITH VEIN

Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Workings): 40-FT. SHAFT


References

Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C., 19478 USGS OFR

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, USGS OFR


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.