Pocatello Mine

The Pocatello Mine is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,699 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

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Site Name

Primary: Pocatello Mine
Secondary: Pocotillo Claim

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865)

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: Silver Peak Mines Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1864
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Form: LENSES

Form: LENSES

Structure

Type: L
Description: Vertical And Nw-Dipping Faults Offset The Ore Zone; Ene-Trending Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Silicification

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 2.5 OZ/TON AG.
Analytical Data: SAMPLES YIELDED UP TO 0.34 OZ/TON AU

Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): WORKINGS COVER LARGE AREA ON EAST SLOPE OF VANDERBILT PEAK. . UTM IS TO ONE ADIT CENTRALLY LOCATED IN GROUP OF MANY WORKINGS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Production): SPURR REPORTED $200,000 WORTH OF SILVER PRODUCED FROM THE COMBINED POCATELLO AND VANDERBILT MINES TO 1906.

Comment (Development): ONE OF THE FIRST CLAIMS TO BE STAKED IN THE DISTRICT. AN 1878 REPORT STATED THAT SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF $80. ORE HAD BEEN DEVELOPED ON THE POCOTILLO CLAIM. PATENTED IN 1879 WHEN OWNED BY THE SILVER PEAK AND RED MOUNTAIN GOLD AND SILVER MINING CO.

Comment (Deposit): BLACK METALLIC SILVER MINERAL OCCURS IN CRACKS IN QUARTZ LENSES CONFORMABLE TO BEDDING. ORE MAY BE SOMEWHAT ENRICHED CLOSE TO GREENSTONE DIKES.

References

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E., 1906, USGS PROF. PAPER NO.55.

Reference (Deposit): SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1976, SILVER PEAK; HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA, SERIES, NO.8: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA.

Reference (Production): SPURR, J.E. (1906) P. 35 SHAMBERGER (1976) P.15.

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.