The West Arrowhead Mines Co. is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.09167, -116.17306
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West Arrowhead Mines Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West Arrowhead Mines Co.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Arrowhead District
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: West Arrowhead Mines Co.
Years: 1922 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Wnw-Trending Faults; Arcuate Ne-Trending Fault; Nne-Trending Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong
Rocks
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): 100-FT SHAFT
Comment (Location): UTM IS TO SHAFT LOCATED ON THE CLAIM BLOCK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO APPARENT ACTIVITY IN 1985.
References
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XV
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED, 1921, THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL XIV.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP I-806
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J., AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO., NEV: NBMG BULL., IN PRESS., BULL 99B, 1984.
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1985, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION OF ARROWHEAD DISTRICT.
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.
