The Kattenhorn Mine is a silver and antimony mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Antimony
Lat, Long: 40.41917, -116.83222
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Kattenhorn Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kattenhorn Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Hilltop
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: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Roberts Mtn. Thrust At Depth
Type: L
Description: N45w
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong, Of Porphyry-Argillic, Of Quartzite, Tco
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SOME ORE RAN AS HIGH AS 3000 OZ. AG PER TON
Materials
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Marcasite
Comments
Comment (Location): NW SIDE MAYSVILLE CANYON, NEAR BLUE DICK MINE
Comment (Production): INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION, 1880'S, 1913-1923
Comment (Development): PROSPECTORS DISCOVERED GOLD IN MAYSVILLE CANYON IN 1882. THE MINE CLOSED IN 1890, TO REOPEN FROM 1913-1923.
Comment (Deposit): THREE QUARTZ VEINS, 6 TO 30 IN. THICK. TEXTURE OF ORE HERE INDICATES STIBNITE WAS SHATTERED AFTER DEPOSITION AND INTERSTICES BETWEEN GRAINS WERE FILLED WITH MARCASITE.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SIX ADITS AND OTHER WORKINGS TOTALLING SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET. IN THE 1880'S, THE MINE WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO HUNTINGTON GRINDING UNITS AND FOUR AMALGAMATING PANS.
Comment (Geology): 3 QUARTZ VEINS, 6 TO 30 INCHES THICK. TEXTURE OF ORE HERE INDICATES STIBNITE WAS SHATTERED AFTER DEPOSITION AND INTERSTICES BETWEEN GRAINS WERE FILLED WITH MARCASITE
Comment (Deposit): PROSPECTORS DISCOVERED GOLD IN MAYSVILLE CANYON IN 1882. DEVELOPMENT OF KATTENHORN CONSISTS OF SIX ADITS AND OTHER WORKINGS TOTALLING SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET. IN 1880'S, THE MINE WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO HUNTINGTON GRINDING UNITS AND FOUR AMALGAMATING PANS. IT CLOSED IN 1890, TO REOPEN FROM 1913 TO 1923. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88, PT II
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W. O., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEV: U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7043
Reference (Deposit): GILLULY, J. & GATES, O., 1965, TECTONIC AND IGNEOUS GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN SHOSHONE RANGE, NEV., WITH SECION ON ECON. GEOL. BY K. KETNER: USGS PROF. PAPER 465.
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.
