Abe Lincoln Mine

The Abe Lincoln Mine is a silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,345 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Abe Lincoln Mine
Secondary: Probably Part of Lincoln Hill Mine
Secondary: Sample Site 2557

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Rochester 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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Postmineral Crushing

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified

Rocks

Name: Trachyte
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2557, DUMP SELECT WITH SILICIFICATION, TOURMALINE, PYRITE, SPHALERITE, CONTAINS 1.5 % FE, 0.2 % MG, 0.05 %- TI, 5000 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG, +2000 PPM B, 700 PPM BA, 20 PPM -BE, 10 PPM CR, 50 PPM CU, 7 PPM NI, 500 PPM PB, 100 PPM SB, 10- PPM V, 50 PPM W, 500 PPM ZN, 50 PPM ZR, 37 PPM AU (AA ANAL.)

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Tourmaline

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MAIN OPENING IS A TUNNEL 135 FEET LONG.

Comment (Workings): MAIN OPENING IS A TUNNEL 135 FT LONG

Comment (Geology): VEIN RANGES 1 TO 3 FEET THICK

Comment (Development): DISCOVERED ABOUT 1912, WORKED UNTIL 1929, THEN REOPENED BRIEFLY IN LATE 1970'S. NO ACTIVITY IN 1984.

Comment (Deposit): VEIN RANGES 1-3 FT THICK

References

Reference (Deposit): KNOPF, A. 1924, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ROCHESTER DISTRICT, NEVADA: UGSG BULL.762

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H. F., JR., 14 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

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.