Western Soldier Mine

The Western Soldier Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 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

Name: Western Soldier Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.79278, -117.70167

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Western Soldier Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Western Soldier Mine
Secondary: Part of the Blairgroup.


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865) ; Mineral Ridge District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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
Discovery Year: 1865
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSES


Structure

Type: L
Description: Small Post-Ore Reverse And Normal Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Sericitization


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): EAST OF THE DRINKWATER MINE. UTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Production): THE BLAIR GROUP (DRINKWATER, CROWNING GLORY, WESTERN SOLDIER) COMBINED) PRODUCED ABOUT $1,080,000. IN GOLD UP TO 1906.

Comment (Deposit): ZONE OF OVERLAPPING QUARTZ LENSES, EACH UP TO 5 OR 6 FEET THICK

Comment (Geology): ORE WAS CRUSHED BY FAULTING AFTER MINERALIZATION


References

Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E. (1906) ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER PEAK QUADRANGLE, NEVADA; USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 55.

Reference (Deposit): SHAMBERGER, H.A., (1976) SILVER PEAK: NO. 8 OF HISTORIC MINING CAMPSOF NEVADA SERIES: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NBEVADA.

Reference (Production): SPURR, J.E., (1906) P. 52, P. 35


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.