The Shipper Group is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.76278, -117.67556
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Shipper Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shipper Group
Secondary: Shipper #1-#5 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: R. B. Maxwell, Representative
Years: 1919 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1919
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR TO LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AND TRACE TO 29.92 OZ/TON AG-(SORTED ORE SAMPLE)
Analytical Data: SAMPLES YIELDED 0-0.04 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN
Comment (Deposit): 3 DISTINCT QUARTZ OUTCROPPINGS 4-20 FT WIDE, 200-400 FT LONG WITH IRREGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF MINERALIZATION
Comment (Workings): 4 SHAFTS, 40, 150, 100 AND 120 FT. DEEP; SEVERAL DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, OPENCUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, H.A., 1919, SHIPPER GROUP OF CLAIMS. SILVER PEAK MINING DISTRICT: UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON FILE AT NBMG: FILE 101, ITEM 2
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.
