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