The Greenwood Shaft is a lead, silver, zinc, and gold mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,260 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 6,260 Feet (1,908 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.92639, -114.45694
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Greenwood Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Greenwood Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Amalgamated Pioche Mines And Smelters Corp
Years: 1910 -
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
Type: L
Description: Faults, Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.03 OZ/+ AU, 7 OZ/+ AG, 6.5% PB, 13:5% ZN
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS IS WHERE THE BIG COMPLEX SULFIDE ORE BODY WAS DISCOVERED, THEN CONNECTED TO CM NO. 1 SHAFT
Comment (Development): LESSEES DEVELOPED A LARGE TONNAGE OF ORE ON 350 FT LEVEL IN 1914, WITH SHIPMENTS TO BE MADE SOON. DEVELOPMENT IN 1910
Comment (Workings): SHAFT, CROSSCUT
References
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73, PL. 4.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA.
Reference (Deposit): USGS P.P. 171., P. 54-55.
Reference (Deposit): ENG. & MIN. JOUR CLIPPING, 1914, NBMG DISTRICT FILE 175., 1910
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.
