The Sanger Mine is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,301 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.73917, -117.81583
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Sanger Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sanger Mine
Secondary: Francis Mine? Described By F.C. Lincoln
Secondary: Sanger and Taylor Group
Secondary: Frances and Frances #1-#15 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865), (Red Mountain District-1864)
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: Inspiration
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
Discovery Year: 1920
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Silver Peak Caldera
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillization, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 19 SAMPLES RANGE FROM 0.68 TO 35.60 OZ/TON AG, AVERAGING 9.08 OZ/TON AG, TRACE AU
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): EPITHERMAL FISSURE VEINS, CLAIMS COVER AN AREA OF 330.5 ACRES.. HAULAGE IS BEING DONE FROM AN INCLINE THAT CROSSCUTS TWO PARALLEL NE-TRENDING VEINS THAT ARE BEING EXPLORED AND DEVELOPED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 2 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. THE FOOTWALL VEIN IS NARROWER AND OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER GRADE THAN THE SANGER VEIN, WHICH IS WIDER, LONGER, AND OF SOMEWHAT LOWER GRADE. A HAND-HELD SILVER PROBE (GAMMA DEVICE) IS BEING UTILIZED TO ESTIMATE SILVER VALUES AT THE MINE FACES. THIS TECHNIQUE ALLOWS THE MINERS TO SELECT THE AREA OF HIGHEST SILVER VALUES ACROSS THE MINE FACE BEFORE SETTING EACH ROUND AND FOR STORING ON THE SURFACE ORES OF DIFFERENT GRADE
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHALLOW CUTS AND 60 FT OF SHAFT WORK, 42 FT OF TUNNEL WORK BY 1920'S. SHAFT, INCLINE AND 1500 FT OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS
Comment (Geology): LOW GRADE ORE HAS QUARTZ GANGUE; HIGH-GRADE ORE HAS CALCITE GANGUE; BEST GRADE ORE HAS BARITE GANGUE
Comment (Location): 0.7 MILES N 15 W FROM MOHAWK MINE.. UTM IS TO MAIN SHAFT ON THE PROPERTY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): WAS STILL PRODUCING IN 1977, A SMALL PRODUCTION OF SILVER WAS REPORTED FROM THE FRANCIS MINE IN 1922. IN 1984, THERE WAS A SIX-MAN CREW MINING AND DEVELOPING ALONG BOTH ENDS OF 2 PARALLEL VEINS, WITH A WORK SHOP, ORE PADS AND LIVING QUARTERS ON THE PROPERTY.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 6-11-84.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, W.J., 1977; USGS BULL. 1423
Reference (Deposit): BLACKBURN, W.H., (1920'S?) SANGER AND TAYLOR GROUP, ESMERALDA CO., NEV.: UNPUBLISHED REPORT (UNDATED) ON FILE AT N.B MG. FILE 101 ITEM 1, ITEM 4 (SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT)
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.
