The Upper Albert Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 9,199 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.90167, -118.33250
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Upper Albert Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Upper Albert Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Buena Vista (Oneota, Montgomery, Basalt) District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shearing Of Argillite; Foliation Planes N20-30e, 60se
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Development): OLD PORTAL RECENTLY REOPENED TO SURFACE. NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1982.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN SHEARED ARGILLITE, 3-6 INCHES WIDE, SOME SPECKS OF GALENA PRESENT.
Comment (Workings): OLD ADIT, SEVERAL CUTS, STOPE TO SURFACE ON VEIN
Comment (Location): NEAR TOP OF PEAK ABOVE SPOHRMINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION OF 13 AUGUST 1982
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.
