Springer Mine

The Springer Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada.

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

Name: Springer Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.66333, -115.37972

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Springer Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Springer Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pahranagat District


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


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: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Iron


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): FISSURE VEIN

Comment (Workings): 115-FT INCLINE


References

Reference (Deposit): BROWNE, J.R., 1868, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK FOR 1867, P. 339-340.

Reference (Deposit): RAYMOND, R.W., 1869, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK FOR 1868, P. 112-115.


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.