The Independence is a silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Independence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Tuscarora District
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: 1890
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: E-Striking Faults Conjugate To A Set Of Nw-Striking Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Early Propylitic And Innter Potassic Alteration Haloes
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Development): MAJORITY OF PRODUCTION TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO 1890
Comment (Deposit): TYPICAL BONANZA-TYPE EPITHERMAL VEIN DEPOSIT. BEST ORE SHOOTS PITCHED NORTHWARD ALONG INTERSECTIONS OF FISSURES.
Comment (Production): MAJOR PERIOD OF PRODUCTION WAS PRIOR TO 1890
References
Reference (Production): NOLAN,T.B., (1936) P.30
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., 1936, NBMG BULL 25, P30.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M., 1976, USGS OFR 76-56.
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.
