The Land Mark Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Nye 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: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.2925, -116.78056
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Land Mark Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Land Mark Mine
Secondary: Part of Landmark-Life-Preserver Group
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Tolicha District
Land Status
Land ownership: Military Reservation
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
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: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Pervasive Silicification; Oxidation Of Vein Material
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NBMG SAMPLE NOS. 1910, 1911, 1912 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Location): UTM IS TO MAIN MINE WORKINGS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Production): G9, G10, G11 MAY BE DATA FOR LANDMARK AND LIFE-PRESERVER COMBINED.
Comment (Development): WORKED BY LESSEES IN EARLY 1930'S
Comment (Deposit): VEIN SYSTEM OF MASSIVE QUARTZ AND BRECCIA RECEMENTED BY A CHERTY, HARD, OPALINE SILICA. VEIN IS OVER 5 FT WIDE BUT IS BOUNDED BY A ZONE OF SILICIFIED COUNTRY ROCK OVER 50 FT WIDE
Comment (Workings): 140-FT INCLINED SHAFT WITH LOWER CONNECTING ADIT AND SEVERAL DRIFTS AND WINZES, PLUS 3 OTHER INCLINES AND PROSPECTS TO THE NE ALONG THE SAME STRUCTURE. MANY OTHER PROSPECT PITS IN VICINITY OF MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): CARPER, A.F., 1921, NBMG DISTRICT FILE 253, ITEM 1.
Reference (Deposit): SMELTER RETURN, 1940, NBMG DISTRICT FILE 253, ITEM 7.
Reference (Production): QUADE/BENTZ, 1982
Reference (Deposit): NORBERG, J.R., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES IN THE VICINITY OF THE NELLIS A.F.B. ETC., USBM REPT.
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEV. NEWSLETTER PU. CO., RENO, NEV.
Reference (Deposit): CORNWALL, H., 1972, NBMG BULL 77, P. 41.
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, J. AND BENTZ, J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 12-5-82.
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, NBMG BULL 50, P.167-168.
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.
