The Humbug Group 5 is a silver and lead mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,949 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,949 Feet (2,118 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.575, -114.77639
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Humbug Group 5 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Humbug Group 5
Secondary: Parker Mine
Secondary: O.D. No. 1 ?
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Spruce Mountain
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1929
Discovery Year: 1929
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Skarn Zn-Pb
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Multiple Fissures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Silication
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Diopside
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE PARKER OR HUMBUG MINE IS A PROPERTY IN THE NE PART OF THE DISTRICT, BELOW THE SPENCE MINE, IN A LOW FOOTHILL AT AN ELEVATION OF 6950. FIRST SHIPMENTS WERE MADE IN 1929 AND 1930 OF LEAD-SILVER ORE. THE MINE IS OPENED BY SHAFTS TO A DEPTH (1931) OF 80 FT. IN 1942 THE SHAFT WAS 100 FT (INCLINE) WITH DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS. THE MINE WAS WORKED IN A SMALL WAY IN THE 1930'S TO 1943. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): VEIN-REPLACEMENT ALONG FAULT FISSURES
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS
Comment (Geology): CRINOID STEM IN THE LIMESTONE
Comment (Development): FIRST SHIPMENTS OF LEAD-SILVER ORE WERE MADE IN 1929 AND 1930. THE MINE WAS WORKED ON A SMALL SCALE IN THE 1930'S UNTIL 1943.
References
Reference (Production): SCHRADER, P. 20-21 (1931)
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., (1931), THE SPRUCE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, ELKO COUNTY, U. OF N. BULL. VOL. XXV, NO. 7
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES FILES #77
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.
