The Barrett Springs Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,731 feet.
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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: 4,731 Feet (1,442 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.13333, -117.81667
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Barrett Springs Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Barrett Springs Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Tenmile 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1906
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONE 8-IN. QUARTZ VEIN ASSAYED $30,000 IN AU, AG, PB COMBINED
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): NW PART SEC. 14.; 1 MILE SOUTH OF WEST COAST MINE
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE VEINS; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: POLYMETALLIC VEINS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: QUARTZ FORMS STOCKWORK IN WIDE SHEAR ZONES AND NARROW CONTINUOUS VEINS PARALLEL TO SOME OF THE NARROWER SHEAR ZONES; GOLD AND SILVER VALUES ARE GENERALLY LOW AND CONFINED TO NARROW WIDTHS.
Comment (Deposit): FIRST LOCATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF BARRETT SPRINGS WERE MADE IN 1906, WITH LITTLE ACTIVITY UNTIL 1910, WHEN C.E. CARPENTER DISCOVERED HIGH-GRADE GOLD IN THE AREA. ACTIVITY HALTED IN 1911 WHEN IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MAIN CLAIMS WERE ON PATENTED RAILROAD LAND, BUT WAS RENEWED WHEN THE LAND WAS PURCHASED FROM THE RAILROAD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: USBM INF. CIRC. 6995.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG, BULL. 59, TABLE 9.
Reference (Production): VANDERBURG., W.O., 1938.
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.
