The Huhn and Hunt Shaft is a lead and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.92306, -114.45000
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Huhn and Hunt Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Huhn and Hunt Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): BETWEEN AND ABOVE CHAPMAN AND MAZEPPA MINES ON TREASURE HILL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1982
Comment (Workings): SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION ON AUG 23, 1983
Reference (Deposit): ABBOTT, J.W., 1907, MIN & SCI. PRESS, P. 177.
Reference (Deposit): SHAW, S.F., 1909, ENG. & MIN. JOUR, VOL. 88, P. 545-548.
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.
