The Paymaster & Christoper is a gold and silver mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,880 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
Elevation: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.41778, -116.79444
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Paymaster & Christoper MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Paymaster & Christoper
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Hilltop 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Roberts Mtns Thrust At Depth
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Intense
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): $5000 TO $100,000 MAINLY IN AU AND AG
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV.: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 88 PT#
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.
