The Blaker-Sloane Property is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,598 feet.
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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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.51083, -117.07000
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Blaker-Sloane Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blaker-Sloane Property
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Manhattan 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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF MANHATTAN; EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Commodity): CHIEF VALUE IS IN SILVER
Comment (Geology): SILVER AND GOLD VALUES ARE PROBABLY IN THE CEMENTING MATERIAL.
References
Reference (Deposit): SIRDEVAN, W.H., 1913, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE BLAKER SLOANE PROPERTY, ON FILE AT NBMG FILE 240, ITEM
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.
