The Lakeview Mine is a silver, gold, lead, and zinc mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.04083, -119.47306
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Lakeview Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lakeview Mine
Secondary: Big Basin Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Bleaching Of Volcanics
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): STRINGERS OF VEIN QUARTZ OCCUR IN A N 25-35 E FAULT ZONE IN SILICIFIED, BLEACHED VOLCANIC ROCKS, VEIN IS 5-6 FT WIDE AND OCCURS IN AN ALTERED ZONE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET LONG. ABUNDANT IRON OXIDES OCCUR WITHIN THE VEIN, WITH NO VISIBLE SULFIDES.
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS, SHALLOW SHAFT, SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Production): PRODUCED 90 TONS HAND-SORTED ORE.
Comment (Development): PRODUCED 90 TONS HAND-SORTED ORE
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1987, UNPUBLISHED DATA ON THE KUMIVA PEAK 1:100000 MAP AREA.
Reference (Deposit): SATKOSKI, J.J. AND BERG, A.W., 1982, FIELD INVENTORY OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PYRAMID LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION, USBM.
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR., 1969, NBMG BULL 70, PL. 1.
Reference (Production): SATKOSKI AND BERG, 1982.
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.
