The Gibraltar Silver Hill Mining Co. is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.7425, -117.19778
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Gibraltar Silver Hill Mining Co. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gibraltar Silver Hill Mining Co.
Secondary: Shea-Putnam Group of 8 Claims: Wake-Up-Jim Claims
Secondary: Oversight
Secondary: Boa Constrictor Claims.
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Jett District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Gibraltar-Silver Hill Mining Co
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
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Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): SAME BIG VEIN AS ON GIBRALTAR SILVER MINES CO. GROUND TO SOUTH, PLUS 2 LESSER VEINS
Comment (Location): 1-2 MILES NNE OF MOUTH OF JETT CANYON. NORTH OF GIBRALTAR SILVER MINES CO. CLAIMS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED IN 1920. PROPERTY COVERS 140 ACRES-8 CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1045
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.
