Siskon Property

The Siskon Property is a iron and molybdenum mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,201 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Siskon Property
Secondary: Poison Spring Property
Secondary: Cucomungo Deposit
Secondary: Alum Gulch Deposit
Secondary: Tule Canyon Deposit
Secondary: Sorenson and Roper Properties
Secondary: Chessher Property
Secondary: Alum Creek Deposit

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Sylvania (Green Mountain) 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Sorensons
Years: 1964 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Porphyry Mo, low-F

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Trending N50w

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericitization, Argillization Of Rocks Along Zone Of Weakness

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Ferrimolybdite
Ore: Ilsemannite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Clay

Comments

Comment (Location): AT RIM ABOVE POISON SPRING ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Commodity): FLAKES AND ROSETTES OF MOLYBDENITE

Comment (Development): BEAR CREEK CO. WAS ACTIVELY EXPLORING THIS PROSPECT IN EARLY 1960'S THEY DROPPED THEIR OPTION AND ANACONDA SPENT 2 WEEKS LOGGING THEIR DRILL HOLES, WHICH EXTEND SEVERAL MILES NW AND SE ALONG PROJECTIONS OF THE OUTCROP EXPOSURE.

Comment (Deposit): LARGE AREA AFFECTED BY ALTERATION AND MINERALIZATION, POSSIBLY SEVERAL SQUARE MILES. FLAKES AND ROSETTES OF MOLYBDENITE ARE SPARSELY DISSEMINATED THROUGH THE QUARTZ MONZONITE AND ALONG SELVAGES OF QUARTZ VEINLETS.

Comment (Workings): BULLDOZER CUTS, DRILL HOLES, ROPER ADIT (ABOUT 900 FT LONG INCLUDING SEVERAL SHORT LATERALS)

References

Reference (Deposit): BAKER, ARTHUR, III, 1964, UNPUBLISHED FIELD NOTES ON LIDA DISTRICT: NBMG FILE 95, ITEM 1

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, JOHN H., 1962, NBMG REPORT 2, P. 17-18

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, P. 63-64, 71.

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H., (1979) MOLYBDENUM RESOURCES OF NEVADA; N.B.M.G. OFR-79-3.

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, J.H. (1977) INDEX TO ??? AND CUTTINYS; NBMG REPORT 30

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.