The Summit View is a lead mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,402 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: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 40.28778, -115.55306
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Summit View MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Summit View
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Corral Creek
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Lepidolite
Comments
Comment (Geology): LEPIDOLITE IN A PEGMATITE DIKE IN THE STOCK NEAR HEAD OF CORRAL CREEK
Comment (Deposit): THE SUMMIT VIEW MINE IS NEAR A SOUTH BRANCH OF CORRAL CREEK. IN 1948-1952, 108 TONS OF LEAD-ZINC ORE WAS SHIPPED FROM THIS MINE. THE MINE WORKINGS ARE IN THE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS NEAR THE INTRUSIVE CONTACT. ORE GRADE ON ORE SHIPPED AVERAGED 2.5% LEAD, 1.1% ZINC, 0.15% COPPER, AND 3.0 OZ SILVER PER TON. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): W SLOPE OF RUBY MTS-CORREL CREEK AREA
Comment (Production): ORE SHIPPED AVERAGED 2.5 % PB; 1.1 % ZN; 0.15 % CW AND 3.0 OZ/T. AG.
References
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M. (1976)
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
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.
