The Florence Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Florence Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Florence Claims
Secondary: Florence No. 2 and Florence No. 1 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Freiberg
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles Briscoe, W. L. Leland, G. A. Young And T. Young.
Owner Name: W. C. Murray Had Option.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Major Folds; Thrust Faults
Type: L
Description: Folding, Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS SHOW 0-0.4 OZ AU & 0.36-102.54 OZ AG/TON, 0-4.0% CU AND 0-21.7% PB
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Lead
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Development): SEVERAL BUILDINGS EXISTED AT THE SITE, INCLUDING A 10-TON PB-SILVER SMELTER. 5 CLAIMS PLUS A FRACTION
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN FRACTURE ZONES.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINED SHAFT AND AN ADIT. SHAFT HAS LEVELS AT 45 AND 106 FT. OPEN CUTS, VERTICAL SHAFT
Comment (Location): AREA IS UNSURVEYED. ONE MILE EAST OF WORKINGTON PEAK. ROADSIDE MINE IS 12 MILES NORTH; DRESSER MINE ON BADGE CREEK IS 18 MILES NW (1919). IN CHERRY CREEK? EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
References
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, G.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H.,1973, NBMG BULL 73, P. 172
Reference (Deposit): NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, DISTRICT FILE REPORT, NO. 169, ITEM 1, (1919) BY GEOLOGIST FOR CONSOLIDATED MINING AND SMELTING CO.
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.
