The Scotia Mine is a silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,390 feet.
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: 4,390 Feet (1,338 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 39.08972, -118.69972
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Scotia Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Scotia Mine
Secondary: Silver Star No. 2 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
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
Year First Production: 1915
Discovery Year: 1915
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Vein Has Been Faulted
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Hydrothermal Alteration
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cerargyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): REPORTED TO BE ACTIVE IN 1915
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS 2.5FT THICK ON THE 100 FT. LEVEL.
Comment (Workings): OPENED BY A 150-FT SHAFT AND 400 FT OF CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS
References
Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C., USGS OFR, (1947)
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, USGS OFR
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.
