The Knob Hill Mine is a lead mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,399 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 40.52639, -115.45639
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Knob Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Knob Hill Mine
Secondary: Long Canyon Mine
Secondary: Possibly L.C.
Secondary: L & C
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Lee (Ruby Range)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1871
Discovery Year: 1869
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE DISTRICT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1869; IN 1871 AND AGAIN IN 1917-19 LEAD, SILVER, COPPER, AND ZINC ORE WAS SHIPPED. THE KNOB HILL (LONG CANYON) MINE IS LOCATED IN UPPER LONG CANON, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CANON. IT IS DEVELOPED BY 2 ADITS, IN THE COMBRIAN LIMESTONE. THE ORE OCCURS IN QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS UP TO 5' WIDE, THAT STRIKE NW, AND DIP SW.
Comment (Location): W. FLANK OF RUBY MTS.
Comment (Production): ORE ALSO CONTAINED SOME ZINC AND GOLD. TOTAL PRODUCTION WAS BETWEEN $5000 AND $100,000
Comment (Development): ORE WAS SHIPPED FROM THE DISTRICT IN 1871 AND AGAIN FROM 1917 TO 1919.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
Reference (Deposit): USGS, LAMOILLE, NEVADA 1:62,500 QUADRANGLE 1962.
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M., (1976)
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.
