The Farris Property is a silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,226 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: 4,226 Feet (1,288 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.5183, -117.64250
Map: View on Google Maps
Farris Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Farris Property
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Cloverdale 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Farris, William
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1951
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): THIS AREA IS SUSPECTED TO BE IN THE SW PART OF THE MINING DISTRICT NOT THE NW AS STATED IN THE REFERENCE. THE LOCATION USED IS A SHAFT AMONG MANY PROSPECT PIT SHOWN ON TOPO MAP.
References
Reference (Deposit): BULL. 50, P. 44
Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCE OF NYE CO. NV: UNIV. NV
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.
