West End Group

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

Name: West End Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.