The New York and Silver Peak Mining Co. Mines is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 37.8, -117.71639
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New York and Silver Peak Mining Co. Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New York and Silver Peak Mining Co. Mines
Secondary: New York
Secondary: Silver Chamber
Secondary: John Grimes and 5 Other Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865)
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
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1865
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
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Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORES REPORTED TO HAVE ASSAYED $695., $707.44, AND $1166.16/TON IN 1865 WITH AG PREDOMINATING OVER AU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THERE IS NO RECORD OF ANY ORE BEING MINED OR MILLED BY THE COMPANY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): NEAR HEADS OF NEW YORK AND ECHO CANYONS. UTM IS TO PROSPECT PIT ON THE NEW YORK CLAIM NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): NEW YORK AND SILVER PEAK MINING CO. BOUGHT SEVERAL CLAIMS IN 1865 AND 1866 UNDER COLONEL CATHERWOOD WHO BUILT A STAMP MILL BY 1867, BUT THEN MOVED IT TO PALMETTO IN 1868. IN 1869, HE SOLD OUT AND WENT BACK EAST
References
Reference (Deposit): SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1976, SILVER PEAK; HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA SERIES, NO. 8: NEVADA HISTORICAL PRESS, CARSON CITY, NEVADA
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.
