Silver Mountain Working South

The Silver Mountain Working South is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,400 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

Name: Silver Mountain Working South  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.20389, -117.46833

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Silver Mountain Working South MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Mountain Working South
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1957


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Sulfur


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop (Oriental Wash) 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1957 FROM STOPE ON CONTACT SHOWED ANOMALOUS PB, ZN, 300 PPM AG, AND 1.2 PPM AU.


Materials

Ore: Sulfur
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): GOOD DIRT ROAD FROM GOLD POINT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): AREA HAS BEEN STAKED RECENTLY (1984) AND CABIN ON PROPERTY LOOKS OCCUPIED

Comment (Deposit): SULFUR OCCURS AS VEINLETS IN MARBLE OF WYMAN FORMATION IN A CANYON A FEW HUNDRED FEET NW OF SILVER MOUNTAIN PROSPECT. CONTACT OF QUARTZ MONZONITE WITH PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTS; IRREGULAR STRIKE, VERY LOW DIP ANGLE, CONTACT FILLED WITH QUARTZ MATERIAL. HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION EXTENSIVE AND EXTENDING INTO A NARROW TACTITE ZONE.

Comment (Workings): SMALL SHAFT, OPEN STOPES, 4 ADITS OF UNKNOWN CONDITION, AND STONE CABIN.


References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL. 78, P. 71-72, P.60, PL.2.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION 4-18-84.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.