American Flat Canyon Mine

The American Flat Canyon Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,234 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: American Flat Canyon Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

Elevation: 6,234 Feet (1,900 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 40.53806, -118.76722

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American Flat Canyon Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: American Flat Canyon Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 1486
Secondary: 2813


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Farrell District; Stonehouse Canyon District; Seven Troughs District (Northern Part)


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

Owner Name: Homestake Mining Co.
Years: 1984 -


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: Epithermal vein, Comstock


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1486 CONTAINED 2% FE, 0.5% MG, 0.1% CA, 0.15% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 2000 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 20 PPM CR, 20 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 7 PPM MO, 7 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 100 PPM V, 50 PPM Y, 70 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 2813 CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.5% MG, 0.2% CA, 0.2% TI, 200 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 1000 PPM AS, 30 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 15 PPM CR, 50 PPM CU, 50 PPM LA, 15 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 100 PPM PB, 7 PPM SC, 50 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 150 PPM ZR.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY FAIR ROAD WEST OF STONEHOUSE AND NORTH TO AMERICAN FLAT . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): RECENTLY STAKED IN 1984

Comment (Deposit): MINE WORKINGS ARE ALONG N 50 E VERTICAL SHEARED CONTACT OF LAYERED VOLCANIC ROCKS AND GRANODIORITE; LARGE OUTCROP OF FE-OXIDE-STAINED VOLCANIC BRECCIA TO EAST OF MINE AREA. VOLCANICS AND GRANODIORITE ARE FE-OXIDE STAINED AND KAOLINIZED. LAYERING IN VOLCANICS TRENDS N 10 E, 30 SE. SAMPLE 2813 WAS TAKEN FROM N-S VEIN IN LARGEST ADIT. SAMPLE 1486 WAS OF ALTERED RHYOLITE, FE-MN-STAINED.

Comment (Workings): OLD ADITS (ONE MAJOR), TRENCHES, PROSPECTS, REMAINS OF CAMP, ASSAY OFFICE


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 4 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS

Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 6 JUN 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.