The Mount Moriah Mine is a silver and lead mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 11,001 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: 11,001 Feet (3,353 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 39.28056, -114.19222
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Mount Moriah Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mount Moriah Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Mount Moriah Mine
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 4-FT CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS FAULT ZONE ASSAYED 0.7 OZ/T AG, 0.07% CU. VEIN MATERIAL ASSAYED TO 5.50 OZ/T AG, 1.473% CU.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON EAST? SLOPE OF MT. MORIAH; EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS AND/OR CAVED WORKINGS
Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE EXPOSED IN UPPER PROSPECT; VEIN NOT EXPOSED AT SURFACE
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M., 1976, NBMG BULL 85, PT. 2, P. 58.
Reference (Production): SMITH, 1976, P.58
Reference (Deposit): HOSE, R.K., 1981, USGS MAP MF-1244-A.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, OPEN FILE REPORT, MLA 50-83
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.
