Solberry Mine

The Solberry Mine is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,402 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: Solberry Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

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

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.