Meadow Valley No. 3 Shaft

The Meadow Valley No. 3 Shaft is a silver and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 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

Name: Meadow Valley No. 3 Shaft  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 37.92556, -114.45222

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Meadow Valley No. 3 Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Meadow Valley No. 3 Shaft
Secondary: Yuba Lease 1914


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche 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

Type: Underground


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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

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

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR ALL SHAFTS OF MEADOW VALLEY MINING CO.

Comment (Development): IN 1926, THE NO. 3 SHAFT ON THE RAYMOND AND ELY VEIN WAS RETIMBERED FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXAMINING THE DEEPER WORKINGS ON THE BURKE AND MEADOW VALLEY BRANCHES OF THE VEIN. ACTIVE IN 1870'S; WATER WAS ENCOUNTERED AT 1314 FT IN 1876

Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED ORE DECREASED INGRADE EASTWARD AND DOWNWARD

Comment (Workings): SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, G.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73, P. 131.

Reference (Deposit): ABBOTT, J.W., 1907, MIN. & SCI. PRESS

Reference (Deposit): SHAW, S.F., 1909, ENG. & MIN, JOUR. VOL. 88.

Reference (Production): COUCH AND CARPENTER, 1943, P. 88.


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.