St. Elena Patent

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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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: St. Elena Patent  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

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

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.