Florence Claims

The Florence Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada.

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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

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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.