Paymaster & Christoper

The Paymaster & Christoper is a gold and silver mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,880 feet.

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: Paymaster & Christoper  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

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

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.