The List Mine is a silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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List Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: List Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pahranagat District
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: The Alameda Co. Of N. Y.
Years: 1867 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1865
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): "A REMOTE CLAIM TO THE SOUTH" OF THE MAIN PAHRANAGAT DISTRICT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Production): SEVERAL TONS OF ORE WERE TAKEN TO AUSTIN FOR REDUCTION (ABOUT 1867) AND PRODUCED $100/TON, AND A NUMBER OF TONS WERE WORKED AT THE CRESCENT MILL NEAR THE VEIN, YIELDING $80/TON
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IS 5 TO 10 FT WIDE WITH 2 STRATA OF ORE 6 AND 18 INCHES WIDE, RESPECTIVELY. PAY ORE EXTENDED ONLY ABOUT 40 FT BELOW OUTCROPS
Comment (Workings): 23 FT INCLINE, 50 FT SHAFT FROM THE BOTTOM OF WHICH A TUNNEL WAS RUN (1867)
References
Reference (Deposit): RAYMOND, R.W., 1869, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK FOR 1868, P. 112-115
Reference (Production): BROWNE, 1867; RAYMOND, 1872.
Reference (Deposit): BROWNE, J.R. & TAYLOR, J.W., 1867, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, 1866; USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK.
Reference (Deposit): BROWNE, J.R., 1868, MINERAL RESOURCES OF STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, 1869, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK, P. 339-340
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.
