The Solberry Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,402 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.79778, -117.72528
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Solberry Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Solberry Mine
Secondary: Takey Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865)
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ring Fracture Zone Of Silver Peak Caldera
Type: L
Description: Post-Ore Crushing; N-Trending Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Orthoclase
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Microcline
Comments
Comment (Location): IN EXTREME HEAD OF NEW YORK CANYON. UTM IS TO ONE SHAFT CENTRALLY LOCATED ON THE CLAIM ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Commodity): MINOR AG & PB
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ LENSES (3 OR MORE, PARALLEL)
Comment (Workings): SHORT TUNNEL, STOPE , 3 OLD SHAFTS (INACCESSIBLE)
References
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E., 1906, USGS. PROF. PAPER NO. 55.
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, J., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 6/JUN/82
Reference (Production): SPURR, J.E., (1906)
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.
