The Silverhorn Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.15528, -114.69500
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Silverhorn Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silverhorn Mine
Secondary: Silver Dale Nos. 1-4 Claims
Secondary: Hornsilver Nos. 1
Secondary: 5 Claims
Secondary: Nickel Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Bristol-Jackrabbit District (Silverhorn Area)
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Silver Horn Mining Co And Silver Dale Mining Co.
Years: 1921 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1921
Discovery Year: 1882
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR, IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Bristol Thrust Sheet
Type: L
Description: Outcrop Of Deposit Is Faulted Away To The Se; Shear Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Massive Quartz Replacement Of Limestone, Up To 100 Ft Thick
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME RAN FROM 1-100 OZ/T AG. SOME ORE REPORTED TO CARRY 4-12% NI
Analytical Data: SOME ORE RAN 180 OZ/T AG
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): AREA UNSURVEYED. UTM IS TO MAIN SHAFT OF SILVERHORN MINE
Comment (Development): BOOM IN FALL, 1920, MUCH PROMOTED IN NEWS ARTICLES OF 1920-EARLY 1921, BUT IT FIZZLED IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS OF 1921
Comment (Deposit): THE JASPERIOD IS 80 FT THICK AND EXTENDS TO A DEPTH OF MORE THAN 200 FT. BEST VALUES OCCUR WHERE CROSS-FRACTURING OF SILICIFIED OUTCROP OCCURS. LARGE JASPERIOD OUTCROPS FORM CONSPICUOUS DULL BROWN MASSES FORMING RIDGE TOPS. THE SEAMS THAT TRAVERSE THE JASPERIOD ARE SPLOTCHED WITH FILMS OF HORN SILVER, AND THE HIGH ASSAYS FROM SAMPLES OF THESE FILMS CAUSED THE 1921 BOOM AND RUSH TO THESE AREAS.
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, ADITS, CROSSCUTS, TRENCHES; LONG TUNNELS AND INCLINES
Comment (Deposit): APPARENTLY LITTLE MINABLE ORE WAS FOUND HERE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANTZ, C.M., & PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 73, P. 176-177
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OPEN FILE171, ITEM 2, P. 1-3; ITEM 1; ITEM 4; PRESS CLIPPINGS
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1333
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., RENO, NV
Reference (Deposit): USGS P.P. 171, 1932, P. 51
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.
