The Pacific Tunnel is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,109 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,109 Feet (1,862 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.92528, -114.44333
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Pacific Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pacific Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
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
Type: Underground
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
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
Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS 50% PB, 200-300 OZ AG, AND $20-30 AU/TON (1911)
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): YUBA DIKE WAS INTERSECTED, CROSSCUT FOR 25 FT AND A 4-5 FT THICK ORE SHOOT WAS FOUND OF MILLING ORE. THE EAST END OF THE DRIFT ON THE DIKE IS AT THE 150 FT STATION OF THE SHAFT OF THE MASCOT SILVER MINING CO., THE SUCCESSOR OF THE BOSTON PIOCHE MINING CO. IN THIS PART OF THE DIKE IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ORE SHOOT WAS FOUND 100 FT LONG, 2-3 FT THICK CARRYING 57% PB AND 157 OZ /T AG AND $10/T AU (1932). THIS ORE WAS FOUND BY FOLLOWING A QUARTZITE FISSURE" VEIN INTO THE PORPHYRY.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Workings): 1200 FT LONG TUNNEL
References
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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.
