The Republican Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,643 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,643 Feet (1,720 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.85028, -118.14694
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Republican Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Republican Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2640
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Mill City District; Central 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: Boa Exploration (Canadian)
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization Of Wall Rock
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2640 OF FE-OXIDE-STAINED, KAOLINIZED GRANODIORITE WITH MINOR VEIN QUARTZ AND HEMATITE CLOTS CONTAINS 10% FE, 0.7% MG, 0.5% CA, 0.5% TI, 1500 PPM MN, 30 PPM AG, 5000 PPM AS, 200 PPM B, 700 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 30 PPM CO, 15 PPM CR, 70 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 5000 PPM PB, 15 PPM SC, 200 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 500 PPM ZN, 100 PPM AR. AA ANALYSIS SHOWS 1.6 PPM AU, ALSO.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): OLD CAVED ADITS, NEW ACCESS ROAD, MILL SITE
Comment (Deposit): SUGGS, A SEMI-RECLUSE, LIVED HERE DURING THE 1960'S-1970'S; REMAINS OF HIS CABIN CAN BE SEEN BELOW THE OLD MINE AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Deposit): OLD WORKINGS FOLLOW N 40 E CONTACT BETWEEN GRANODIORITE AND HORNFELS; CONTACT DIPS TO NE; SHEAR ZONE ALONG CONTACT. SOME CLOTS HEMATITE, SOME WHITE VEIN QUARTZ; ROCK MOD. KAOLINIZED.
Comment (Development): OLD CAVED ADITS, NEW ACCESS ROAD AND MILL SITE. SMALL PORTABLE MIL WAS BEING INSTALLED IN 1984, BUT NO EVIDENCE OF ANY EXPLORATION ON THE VEIN
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, REPORT, AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES, 9/21/84
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.
