The Yuba East Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,519 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,519 Feet (1,987 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 37.92389, -114.44667
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Yuba East Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yuba East Mine
Secondary: Mascot Silver Mining Co.?
Secondary: Boston-Pioche Group?
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mascot Silver Mining Co. Providence Mines And Commercial Co.
Years: 1913 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Series Of Transverse Fractures Across Dike With Some Movement Form Ing A Gouge
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 CARLOAD/MONTH OF $50/T ORE SHIPPED, 1913-1914
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Workings): 1400 FT OF SHAFTS AND RAISES AND 3500 FT OF DRIFTS. DEPTH OF SHAFT ON THE INCLINE IS 840 FT. WORKINGS CONNECTED TO THE YUBA MINE BY A DRIFT ON THE 100 FT LEVEL.
Comment (Geology): YUBA DIKE SPLITS HERE, ONE BRANCH GOING SE, ONE DISAPPEARING
Comment (Location): INMEDIATELY ADJOINING THE YUBA MINE ON THE EAST ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN 1909. 12 CLAIMS. RETURNS FROM ORE SHIPMENTS SAID TO HAVE PAID FOR DEVELOPMENT WORK DURING 1918. SHIPPING ORE IN 1913
References
Reference (Deposit): SHAW, S.F., 1909, ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., SEPT, P. 545-548
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., 1922, THEMONES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1251
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.
