Silverhorn Mine

The Silverhorn Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,099 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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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.