Silver Center Mine

The Silver Center Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,050 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Silver Center Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3804
Secondary: Silver Center Claims
Secondary: Golden Dawn Patented Mining Claims

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Barium-Barite

Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Wonder 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: Lewis, Frank
Home Office: 120 Greenridge Dr., Reno, Nv, 89509
Years: 1986 -

Owner Name: Belmont Resources, Inc., Tom Nimsic, Manager
Home Office: 468 S. Maine St., Fallon, Nv 89406.
Years: 1986 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3804 FROM VEIN MATERIAL AT SHAFTS ON PORPHYRY PEAK CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.15% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.2% TI, 50 PPM MN, 150 PPM AG, 20 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 20 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 30 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, 150 PPM ZR.

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): SILVER CENTER #1-17 LOCATED 1975-76; #18-25 LOCATED 1983, (#19-20 NULL & VOID-1985), ASSESSMENT CURRENT AS OF 1986. OPERATING IN 1986-ORE SHIPPED OVER TO WONDER MINE FOR HEAP LEACHING-REPORTED THAT ORE FROM THE SMALL PIT RAN 150 GRAMS/TON AG AND WAS BEING MIXED WITH OLDER TAILINGS FROM THE NEVADA WONDER CYANIDE OPERATIONS THAT RAN 50 G/T. THE 2 ORES WERE MIXED AND HEAP-LEACHED, BUT THIS OPERATION WAS CEASED IN 1984 DUE TO DECLINING AG PRICES. ORIGINAL GOLDEN DAWN CLAIMS 1, 2, 3 & 6 WERE SURVEYED FOR PATENT IN 1909. AT THAT TIME, OWNER WAS THE GOLDEN DAWN MINING CO. OF WONDER.

Comment (Deposit): SILICIFIED VEINS ALONG VEIN SYSTEM WEST OF WONDER MINE

Comment (Workings): SMALL SHAFTS, PROSPECTS; SMALL OPEN PIT AND DOZER CUTS (1986) IN 1909 WHEN SURVEYED, THE PATENTS HAD 4 CUTS, 1 TUNNEL, 1 SHAFT, 1 INCLINE SHAFT AND 1 TUNNEL WITH DRIFTS

Comment (Location): ON PORPHYRY PEAK'S NORTH AND EAST SIDES ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK & TINGLEY, J.V., 8 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, 1986, MINING CLAIM RECORDS AND FILES

Reference (Deposit): FRANK LEWIS, 1986, ORAL COMMUNICATION

Reference (Deposit): PAY DIRT, MAR, 1984.

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.