The Stone House Canyon Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,398 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,398 Feet (1,950 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.51917, -118.78056
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Stone House Canyon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stone House Canyon Mine
Secondary: Glitra Claim
Secondary: Midas Well Claim
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 1487, 2814
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Farrell District; Stone House District; Northern Part Of Seven Troughs 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
Owner Name: Saga Exploration Winnemucca, Nv.
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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 Of Granodiorite Near Contact With Rhyolite
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1487 OF VEIN MATERIAL CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.3% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.02% TI, 50 PPM MN, 300 PPM AG, 100 PPM AU, 30 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 5 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 100 PPM SR, 15 PPM V. SAMPLE 2814 OF VEIN MATERIAL FROM BENCHES AND ADIT CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.2% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.03% TI, 100 PPM MN, 1 PPM AG, 150 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 10 PPM CU, 7 PPM MO, 10 PPM NI, 10 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, AND 0.15 PPM AU (AA ANALYSIS).
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Alunite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM IS FOR SAMPLE SITE 1487 ON SADDLE ABOVE CREEK. UTM OF SAMPLE SITE 2814 IN CREEK IS N 4486780, E 349190 . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): MASSIVE WHITE CHALCEDONIC QUARTZ VEINS WHICH OCCUR NEAR THE BOUNDARY OF A RHYOLITE DIKE OR PLUG AND GRANODIORITE. GRANODIORITE IS HIGHLY FE OCIDE STAINED AND KAOLINIZED AT THE CONTACT QUARTZ DISPLAYS COCKSCOMB STRUCTURE, AREAS OF QUARTZ AFTER CALCITE. MASSIVE VEIN 2-3 FT WIDE AT SAMPLE SITE 1487 TRENDS N 5 E DIPS 60 E; VEIN IS IN ONE WALL OF A 100-150-FT WIDE RHYOLITE DIKE. WHITE QUARTZ PARALLELS THE WALLS OF THE DIKE, WITH SOME FINE-GRAINED PYRITE IN BANDS IN THE QUARTZ.
Comment (Workings): CAVED ADIT AT CREEK LEVEL, BENCHES OF DOZER CUTS ON SOUTH SIDE OF CANYON, DRILL HOLES ALONG VEIN TREND, 2 CABINS IN GOOD SHAPE AND AN EXCELLENT SPRING. ADIT BEARS N 15 W, 45 W
Comment (Development): AREA STAKED 4 JUN 84 BY SAGA EXPLORATION OF WINNEMUCCA, NV
References
Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION
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.
