The Nevada Crown Shafts is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,640 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
Elevation: 5,640 Feet (1,719 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.15583, -118.18028
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Nevada Crown Shafts MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nevada Crown Shafts
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 3974, 3975
Secondary: Rex Claims #Nc1 & 2
Secondary: Earlier Nevada Crown Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview 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
Owner Name: Spectrum Exploration, Le Roi Spriggs
Home Office: Hawthorne, NV
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3974 FROM DUMP AND SHEAR ZONE OF LARGER (SOUTHERN) SHAFT CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.15% MG, 0.07% TI, 70 PPM MN, 1.5 PPM AG, 150 PPM BA, 30 PPM CU, 20 PPM PB, 15 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 150 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 3975 FROM DUMP OF SMALLER (NORTHERN) SHAFT CONTAINS 2% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.03% TI, 70 PPM MN, 15 PPM AG, 200 PPM BA, 30 PPM CU, 150 PPM MO, 5 PPM NI, 200 PPM PB, 20 PPM V, 300 PPM ZN, 30 PPM ZR AND 1.1 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS)
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, ONE REPORTEDLY 250 FT DEEP WITH A LARGE DUMP, SUGGESTING POSSIBLE DRIFTS OR OTHER WORKINGS OFF THE SHAFT; SMALLER SHAFT 400 FT NORTH
Comment (Location): 2000 FT NE OF THE MAIN NEVADA CROWN ADIT. UTM IS FOR MAIN SOUTHERLY SHAFT. SAMPLE SITE 3975, SMALLER EXPLORATORY SHAFT HAS UTM N4334680 E398010. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): WORKINGS DATE FROM 1906-1912 PERIOD. RECENT (1986) SAMPLING AND STAKING BY SPECTRUM EXPLORATION OF HAWTHORNE, NV AND SAMPLING BY TENNECO/ECHO-BAY
Comment (Deposit): LARGER SOUTHERN SHAFT SUNK WAS SUNK ON INTERCEPT OF THE N-S SHEAR (VISIBLE ALONG EAST SIDE OF THE CANYON, AND THE LARGE N 70 W VEIN AT LEAST 20 FT THICK. ALL WORKINGS ARE IN ANDESITE. SHAFT IS ON EASTERN EDGE OF THE CANYON AND DUMP MATERIAL DOES NOT CONTAIN SIGNIFICANT VISIBLE MINERALIZATION. SAMPLE 3974 INCLUDES BOTH DUMP MATERIAL AND SHEAR ZONE MATERIAL WHICH INCLUDES BRECCIA, VUGGY OPEN-SPACE QUARTZ WITH SOME PYRITE. SECOND SMALLER SHAFT TO NORTH WAS SUNK ON A NE-TRENDING QUARTZ VEIN NEAR A N-S SHEAR. ONE VEIN TRENDS N 05 E, 70 E, INTERCEPTING A N 65 W VERTICAL VEIN 6-10 FT WIDE. VEIN MATERIAL CONSISTS OF SULFIDES WITH PYRITE IN MATRIX OF AN ANDESITE BRECCIA.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 18 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS
Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM MINING CLAIM RECORDS AND FILES
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974,
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.
