The Temper Claims is a silver and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.605, -115.64333
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Temper Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Temper Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1466
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Tempiute District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1860
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: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1466 CONTAINS 15% CA, 1500 PPM MN, 1500 PPM AG, 300 PPM AS, 20 PPM BA, 200 PPM CD 200 PPM CU, 7000 PPM PB, 5000 PPM SB, 5000 PPM ZN.
Materials
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): WORKED ABOUT 1860-1880. NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1983, BUT AREA DRILLED PROBABLY WITHIN LAST 5-10 YEARS, AT TOP OF SADDLE
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS ALONG PROMINENT SHEAR ZONE IN LIMESTONE. WORKINGS ARE PERPENDICULAR T0 FAULT ZONE. ORE CONSISTS OF GREENISH, HEAVY LIMESTONE BRECCIA, ABUNDANT CALCITE VEINS, MINOR MN-FE STAINS.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHAFTS, ADITS, NO RECENT DEVELOPMENT. WORKINGS PERPENDICULAR TO FAULT ZONE. AT UPPER WORKINGS, ADIT IS STOPED TO LOWER ADIT. DRILL HOLES AT TOP OF SADDLE
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, OCT. 4, 1983
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.
