The Mcfadden Tunnel and Shaft is a lead and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,569 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: 7,569 Feet (2,307 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.08472, -114.61083
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Mcfadden Tunnel and Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mcfadden Tunnel and Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Cross-Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND SHAFT, DRIFTING
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED. UTM IS TO TUNNEL; SHAFT IS NEARBY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): 20 TONS OF FAIR SHIPPING ORE WAS DEVELOPED HERE
Comment (Deposit): MCFADDEN VEIN (PART OF MAY DAY FISSURE) IN BRECCIATED LIMESTONE
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG DISTRICT FILE 171, ITEM 31, MAPS
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73
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.
