Mount Moriah Mine

The Mount Moriah Mine is a silver and lead mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 11,001 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Mount Moriah Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  White Pine

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.