The Tempa Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.94861, -114.07778
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Tempa Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tempa Mine
Secondary: Silver Star Lode
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1563
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Eagle Valley (Fay, Gold Springs) District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Type: R
Description: N 35 E Structural Trend Extending Ne To Gold Bug Mountain
Type: L
Description: Many Fracture Surfaces Parallel To Strike Of Main Breccia Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): GOOD ACCESSIBILITY
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984
Comment (Deposit): MINE WAS DEVELOPED ALONG A VERY PROMINENT N 55 E, 85 NW BRECCIATED ZONE IN PALE TAN ANDESITE. WHITE QUARTZ AND WHITE CALCITE VEINLETS LACE BRECCIA ZONE, ACICULAR QUARTZ CRYSTALS FILL VUGS AND STREAKS AND FILMS OF BLACK METALLIC MINERAL OCCUR IN VEINS. PROMINENT OUTCROP EAST OF HEADFRAME SHOWS MANY FRACTURE SURFACES PARALLEL TO STRIKE OF MAIN BRECCIA ZONE, AND IS LACED WITH WHITE QUARTZ STRINGERS. WALL ROCK IS HIGHLY SILICIFIED ANDESITE BRECCIA.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND ADIT SHOWN ON TOPO SHEET, (CONNECTING). CAVING STOPES.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS, 1972, DEER LODGE CANYON 7.5 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP.
Reference (Deposit): FIELD EXAMINATION BY J.V. TINGLEY AND JACK QUADE, 6/15/84
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.
