The Swallow Canyon Adit is a silver and lead mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,850 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: 6,850 Feet (2,088 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.84528, -114.34333
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Swallow Canyon Adit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swallow Canyon Adit
Secondary: Usbm Sample Localities #221-225
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Shoshone (Minerva, Lexington, Tungsten) 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
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alteration Of Limestone
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES #221-#225 ASSAYED 0-1.6 OZ/T AG, 0.09-3.04% PB, 0-0.05% W (SEE ATTACHED TABLE FOR ASSAY DATA)
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 135-FT ADIT, SHAFT, STUCK PILE
Comment (Location): ON NORTH SIDE OF SWALLOW CANYON. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Deposit): VEIN WITH GOUGE
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, OPEN FILE REPORT NLA 68-83
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.
