Dyer Ranch Prospects

The Dyer Ranch Prospects is a silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,951 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: Dyer Ranch Prospects
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1253

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Dyer District

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
Year First Production: 1887
Discovery Year: 1863
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1253 CONTAINS + 20% FE, 0.7% MG, 0.5% CA, 0.015% TI, 200 PPM MN, 70 PPM B, 70 PPM BA, 20 PPM CR, 30 PPM CU, 50 PPM NI, 100 PPM PB, 70 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, + 10000 PPM ZN.

Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIMES OF EXAMINATION IN AUGUST 1982, OR APRIL 1984; BUT RECENT SAMPLING EVIDENT. SAMPLE SITE ON DUMP ("DRR-16"). PROSPECTS WERE WORKED FROM 1884 TO 1887 WITH MINOR PRODUCTION. TOTAL DISTRICT PRODUCTION IS RECORDED AS $12,817 FROM 281 TONS.

Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN FORMED ALONG SHEAR ZONE IN SHALES. ADITS SOUTH OF INCLINE PROSPECT N 70-80 W, 60 SW SHEAR ZONE 3-4 FT WIDE; MNO-HEMATITE GOSSAN ALONG SHEAR; LENSES OF DARK BROWN JASPEROID LACED WITH SILICA VEINLETS.

Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT, CUTS, ADITS SOUTH OF INCLINE

References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, P. 66.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 55, P. 84-85.

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO., RENO, NV.

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 16 AUGUST 1982.

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 28 APRIL, 1984.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 83-12, 1983.

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.