The Water Shaft Mine is a silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,400 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
Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 39.08972, -118.69667
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Water Shaft Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Water Shaft Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Holy Cross (Terrell) 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1910
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Nw-Trending Fault Cuts Vein
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Hydrothermal Alteration Of Host Rocks
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cerargyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Workings): 107-FT. SHAFT WITH CROSSCUT TO VEIN ON 100-FT LEVEL
Comment (Location): 400 FT WSW OF CAMP TERRELL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): THE DISCOVERERS SANK A 107-FT SHAFT AND CROSSCUT THE VEIN. THEY ACQUIRED A GROUP OF 24 CLAIMS WHICH TEHY BONDED IN 1911 TO GEORGE WINGFIELD. THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST STEADY PRODUCERS IN THE DISTRICT
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, USGS OFR
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.
