The Springtime Tunnel is a lead and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,611 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: 6,611 Feet (2,015 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.92194, -114.44722
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Springtime Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Springtime Tunnel
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1424
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche 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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1424 CONTAINS 10% FE, 150 PPM MN, 2000 PPM AG, 2000 PPM AS, 100 PPM BA, 2000 PPM CU, GREATER THAN 20000 PM PB, 5000 PPM SB, 300 PPM SN, 1000 PPM ZN.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP, PIOCHE, NEV., 1:24,000, 1953, PHOTOREVISED 1969.
Reference (Deposit): BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS, AUG, 1983
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.
