Silver Side

The Silver Side is a silver mine located in Lander 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

Name: Silver Side

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 40.32972, -116.72000

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Silver Side MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Side


Commodity

Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Bullion


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1910
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

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Deposit Is Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): 625-FT TUNNEL DRIVEN ON A VEIN

Comment (Deposit): VEIN PARALLEL TO BEDDINF; FAULT ZONE

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL

Comment (Deposit): THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY A TUNNEL WHICH IS RUN 625 FEET SOUTHWARD ON A VEIN WHICH DIPS 20 TO 38 DEGREES E. THE VEIN IS 3 FEET WIDE AND IS APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO THE BEDDING ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H. K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV, N.B.M. BULL 88

Reference (Deposit): USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 75, REFERENCE NO. 3201500119

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, W. H. (1910) RECON OF MINING DISTRICTS IN ELKO, LANDER & EUREKA COS. USGS BULL 408

Reference (Deposit): WRUCKE, C. T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV., USGS MAP-647

Reference (Production): STAGER, H. K. (1977)


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.