The St. Patrick Zn - Pb - Ag Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,004 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,004 Feet (1,830 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.93333, -114.45000
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St. Patrick Zn - Pb - Ag Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. Patrick Zn - Pb - Ag Mine
Secondary: Pioche Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche Dist.
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Amal. Larder
Percent: 50.00
Owner Name: Patrick Harrison And Co.
Owner Name: Coralta Resources
Percent: 50.00
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1869
Discovery Year: 1863
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR BEDS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE RESERVES AVG. 1.17% PB, 2.44% ZN, 71 G/MT AG.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): GRADE ESTIMATED
Comment (Reserve-Resource): GRADE IS ESTIMATED
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1863 (PIOCHE DIST)
Comment (Deposit): First Production Year: 1869 (PIOCHE DIST)
Comment (Production): NEED 2270 TO 3175 MTPD MILL WITH 80 TO 85% RECOVERY TO MAKE MINE COMMERCIALLY VIABLE
Comment (Workings): PRESENT FACILITIES NEED MODERNIZATION IN ORDER TO BE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE.
References
Reference (Deposit): STAFF, 1976, AMAL. LARDER NEEDS FUNDS TO REOPEN ST. PATRICK; NORTHERN MINER, JULY 29, 1976
Reference (Deposit): TASCHANZ, C. M., PAMPEYAN, E. H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA; NEV. BU. MINES BULL. 73, P. 125 - 32
Reference (Production): CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK 74 - 75 P. 26. SKINNER'S MINING INTL. YBK 1975 P. 79.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): CAN MINES HBK. 1974 - 75, P. 27. NORTHERN MINER 7 - 29 - 76 P. 24
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.
