The West End Group is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,270 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: 6,270 Feet (1,911 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.94194, -114.48167
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West End Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: West End Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Pioche Mines Co.
Years: 1932 -
Production
Year: 1932
Time Period: 1932
Material type: ORE PB AG AU
Description: Cp_Grade: ^$6 In Au, 7 Oz/T Ag
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: 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: 200 TONS ASSAYED $6 IN AU, 7 OZ AG AND 6% PB.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION MAY BE COMBINED WITH THAT OF NO. 10 MINE.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN 6 IN. BANDED QUARTZ VEIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
Reference (Production): TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN; 1970, P. 132
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 171, 1932
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANTZ, C.M. & PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 73, P. 132.
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.
