The Silver Cresent Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,118 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,118 Feet (1,560 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 40.87861, -118.11167
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Silver Cresent Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Cresent Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2636
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Fractures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
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 2636 OF BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.05% MG, 0.3% CA, 0.05% TI, 100 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, +10000 PPM AS, 500 PPM B, 50 PPM BA, 30 PPM BI, 200 PPM CD, 500 PPM CU, 10 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 20000 PPM PB, 2000 PPM SB, 200 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 2000 PPM ZN. AA ANALYSIS ALSO SHOWS 1.2 PPM AU.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, SURFACE CUTS
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN CUTTING HORNFELS; SMALL AREA OF DIORITE CROPS OUT EAST OF LOWER ADIT. VEIN AT LOCATION MONUMENT IS SHEARED WHITE QUARTZ WITH LARGE QUARTZ CRYSTALS IN VUGS AND FE-OXIDE STAINING ALONG FRACTURES.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 9/21/84; SAMPLE ANALYSES.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.
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.
