The St. Elena Patent is a lead and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,399 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.10556, -117.23556
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St. Elena Patent MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. Elena Patent
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Washington 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: Mrs. Clara Williams Of Berkeley, Ca
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1872
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ADJOINS SOUTH AND EAST LINES OF GRAND VIEW GROUP ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): OLD NARROW CLAIM 200 FT BY 3200 FT
Comment (Workings): 113 FT VERTICAL SHAFT AND 3 ADITS-ALL CAVED
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 50, P. 209
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., (IN PRESS) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO., NBMG BULL.
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.
