The Newark Mine is a silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.92444, -114.45056
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Newark Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Newark Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Newark Silver Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED ORE DECREASED IN GRADE EASTWARD AND DOWNWARD. ORE OCCURS BOTH ON HANGING WALL AND FOOTWALL OF THE YUBA DIKE AS WELL AS IN THE "MIDDLE VEIN", A SET OF FRACTURES PARALLELLING STRIKE OF AND WHOLLY WITHIN YUBA DIKE
References
Reference (Production): COUCH AND CARPENTER, 1943, P.88.
Reference (Deposit): SHAW, S.F., 1909, ENG. & MIN. JOUR., VOL. 88, P. 547-548.
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73, P. 131.
Reference (Deposit): ABBOTT, J.W., 1907, MIN. & SCI. PRESS.
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.
