The Vanderhoef Claims is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,900 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: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.36917, -115.53389
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Vanderhoef Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vanderhoef Claims
Secondary: Lilly and Garden Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Troy (Irwin Canyon) 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Steep East-Trending Fault With Horizontal Slickensides Cuts Offore.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 23.000000+-4.000000
Age Young: Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS ON SOUTH SIDE OF CANYON; 2 ADITS ON NORTH SIDE OF CANYON, THE LONGEST OF WHICH IS 180 FT, (THE OTHERS, 50, 60, AND 100 FT LONG)
Comment (Location): APPROXIMATELY AT JUNCTION OF NORTH FORK AND SOUTH FORK OF IRWIN CANYON 13 CLAIMS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): 20-FT WIDE QUARTZ VEIN IN MICACEOUS SHALEY LIMESTONE PENDANT ENGULFED IN QUARTZ MONZONITE
Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE STRIKES N70W, DIPS SOUTH AT MODERATE ANGLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F. J. AND ZIONY, J. I., (IN PRESS) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY, NEV.: NBMG. BULL.
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V. E., 1951, NBMG BULL. 50, P. 177
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1916, USGS BULL 648, P. 142
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.
