The Mud Springs Mine and Adjacent-Prospects. is a silver and lead mine located in Lander county, Nevada.
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Mud Springs Mine and Adjacent-Prospects. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mud Springs Mine and Adjacent-Prospects.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Bullion
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sulfides, Silicification.
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): ACTIVITY IN AREA RELATES TO BARITE OPERATIONS OF WHICH THERE ARE AT LEAST THREE IN OPERATION.
Comment (Geology): LOCALLY THE SLAVEN CHERT OF THE DEVONIAN AND THE CHERTS AND SHALES OF VALMEY FORMATION HAVE BEEN INTRUDED BY TERTIARY GRANITES QUARTZ VEINS FILL FRACTURES, FAULTS AND JOINTS WHICH HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY EXPLORED. NORTHERN PROSPECT IN SEC. 13 SUGGESTS A MULTIPLE INTRUSION INTO GRANODIORITE OF QUARTZ, A DARKER PHASE DIORITE AND DARK DIKE MATERIAL. VEINS HAVE PYRITE COPPER SULFIDES, ARSENOPYRITE AND AG(?).
Comment (Location): APROX. 5.5 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY #21 VIA A DIRT ROAD ALONG THE DRAINAGE OF MUD SPRINGS GULCH.
Comment (Commodity): MINOR SULFIDES
References
Reference (Deposit): FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 1982
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.
