Ford Group

The Ford Group is a lead and silver mine located in Humboldt 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: Ford Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 41.18278, -117.60806

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Ford Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ford Group
Secondary: Ford Claims No'sS 1-3
Secondary: And Ford.


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Paradise Mining District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: W. M. Snyder, W. M. King, W. Curley
Years: 1920 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
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: Skarn Zn-Pb


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1.9 OZ AG
Analytical Data: GRABSAMPLE ASSAYED 32.7% PB
Analytical Data: TRACE AU


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Copper


Comments

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL, DRIFT, STOPE

Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: STOPE IS ON CONTACT OF PORPHYRY AND LIMESTONE

Comment (Deposit): FOUR CLAIMS, DEVELOPED BY A 50-FT TUNNEL AND A 15-FT DRIFT, AND A SMALL STOPE, LOCATION IS UNSURE FROM DESCRIPTION ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): CARPER, A.F.,1920 UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE FORD GROUP, HUMBOLDT CO, ON FILE AT NEV. BUREAU OF MINES

Reference (Production): CARPER, A.F., 1920.


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.