The Cleveland Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,749 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,749 Feet (2,057 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.66917, -114.26444
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Cleveland Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cleveland Mine
Secondary: Cleavland Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Delano (Delno)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
Discovery Year: 1908
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silification
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bindheimite
Ore: Cassiterite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jasper
Comments
Comment (Development): FEE, PATENTED CLAIM. THE MINE PRODUCED ORE INTER MITTENTLY FROM 1908 TO 1949 WHEN IT SHUT DOWN. MOST RECENT ACTIVITY WAS THE SINKING OF THE BRACKEN SHAFT AND DRIVING OF 2 ADITS FOR EXPLORATION
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT OF FAVORABLE LIMESTONE, CONTROLLED BY FAULTS. ALSO, A 2-FT. THICK TIN-VEIN CUP TO 2% SN)
Comment (Workings): PITS, ADITS, DRIFTS, STOPES, SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): 1,800 FT. SE OF CLEVELAND SHAFT, TIN-BEARING VEIN 2 FT THICK BETWEEN IRON OXIDE LAYERS 6 IN.-15 IN. THICK. SAMPLES SHOWED UP TO 2% TIN. TIN OCCURS AS FINE GRAINED CASSITERITE (?) IN YELLOW EARTHY STRINGERS IN BRECCIATED VEINS OF QUARTZ AND JASPER HEALED WITH CHALCEDONY AND OPAL ALONG BEDDING PLANE FAULTS IN SHALY LIMESTONE.
Comment (Production): OVER $100,000 WORTH OF TOTAL PRODUCTION, INCLUDING SOME ANTIMONY, GOLD, COPPER & TIN.
Comment (Deposit): THE CLEVELAND MINE HAS ABOUT 6700 FT OF WORKINGS EXCLUSIVE OF SLOPES-TO A DEPTH OF 450 FT DOWN DIP OF THE BEDDING, AND LATERALLY ABOUT 670 FT. MOST OF THE ORE WAS EXTRACTED FROM ABOVE THE 300 FT LEVEL. THE SOUTH END OF THE PROPERTY WAS EXPLORED BY NUMEROUS PITS AND ADITS. THE MINE PRODUCED ORE INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1908 TO 1949 WHEN THE MINE SHUTDOWN. THE MOST RECENT ACTIVITY HAS BEEN THE SINKING OF THE BRACKEN SHAFT 400 FT NNW OF THE CLEVELAND SHAFT, AND DRIVING OF 2 ADITS ABOVE THE BRACKEN SHAFT FOR EXPLORATION. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1954 ON CLEVELAND PATENTED CLAIM ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, A.E., ET ALL, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, NBM BULL 54
Reference (Production): SLACK, J.F. (1972), OLSEN, D.R., (1960)
Reference (Deposit): SLACK, J.F., 1972, STRUCTURE, PETROLOGY, AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE INDIAN SPRINGS (DELANO MTS) REGION, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. M.S. THESIS MIAMI UNIVERSITY
Reference (Deposit): OLSEN, D.R., 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE DELNO MINING DISTRICT AND VICINITY, ELKO CO., NEVADA PHD. U. OF UTAH.
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.
