The Silver Gulch Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.27861, -118.36278
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Silver Gulch Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Gulch Mine
Secondary: NBMG # 3578
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Marietta
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: American Gold
Home Office: Beatty, Nevada
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: LINEAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ne-Trending Faults
Type: L
Description: Strong Folding, Tert And Quat Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Linarite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Production): FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS PRODUCTION
Comment (Development): THIS AREA WAS EXPLORED IN THE 1860'S ; ECON.COM: PRODUCTION SOME BUT SMALL
Comment (Deposit): BARITE STRINGERS IN CHERT CONGLOMERATE CONTAIN ARGENTIFEROUS TETRAHEDRITE AND GALENA
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS TOTALLING 500 FT,NEWER WORK CONSIST OF A NETWORK OF ROADS THAT CUT THE MOUNTAIN ABOUT 10 TIMES IN A STAIR STEP FASHION, APPARENTLY LOOKING FOR VEINS.
Comment (Geology): OLDER WORKINGS ARE ALONG NORTHEAST-STRIKING SHEARS WHICH ARE BADLY FRACTURED AND BRECCIATED. COUNTRY ROCK IS DARK-GRAY CHERT
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, MARIETTA MINING DISTRICT,MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 4-19-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)
Reference (Production): ROSS, D.C., 1961, TABLE 6.7
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.
