The Searchlight District is a gold mine located in Clark county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Searchlight District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Searchlight District
Secondary: Duplex
Secondary: Quartette Mines
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: SEARCHLIGHT DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: LEASERS
Years: 1911 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: FISSURE VEINS (34 VEINS)
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1898
Discovery Year: 1897
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: WNW VEINS; APOPHYSES OF QTZ MONZONITE. AREA UPLIFTED, DENUDED, INTRUDED
Type: L
Description: GASH-TYPE FRACTURES FILLED WITH VEIN MATERIAL LATER BRECCIATED
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: HYDROTHERMAL (SILICIFICATION)
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E. 1939, GEOLOGY OF THE SEARCHLIGHT DISTRICT, CLARK CO. NEVADA: USGS BULL. 906-D P. 135-188
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 175
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L., 1909, PRELIM GOLDFIELD, BULLFROG AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS IN S. NEVADA: USGS BULL. 303 P. 63-75
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F. C., 1923, MIN. DISTS OF NEVADA: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. CO. P. 24-27
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H. G. 1929, MIN DISTS OF NEVADA: ECON GEOL, VOL 24, P. 135
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.
