The Jarbidge District is a gold and silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Jarbidge District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jarbidge District
Secondary: Success Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: JARBIDGE DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: FISSURE VEINS (NORMAL FAULTS)
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Discovery Year: 1909
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Type: R
Description: N-S BLOCK FAULTING; ELONGATE E-W DOME OF RHYOLITIC LAVA FLOWS. PALEOZOIC ROCKS ARE HIGHLY FOLDED AND INTRUDED BY GRANITIC STOCKS AND DIKES.
Type: L
Description: NORTH; NORTH-NORTH WEST TRENDING FISSURES "CRATORS" OF GLACIAL ORIGIN FOLDING, FAULTING, TILTING
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: HYDROTHERMAL
Alteration Text: HYDROTHERMAL
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F. C. 1912, RECONN. OF JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MOUNTAIN MINING-DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEV: USGS BULL. 497, 162P.
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968: PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING DIST. OF THE U.S. : USGS PROF. PAPER 610 P. 176
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, A E; BELL, M M, SIMMONS, G C, AND LEE, F, 1957, GEOL AND MIN RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV.: NEV. BUR OF MINES BULL. P. 83-101
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F C, 1923, MINING DIST AND MIN RESOURCES NEV: RENO, P. 48-50.
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F C, 1923, JARBIDGE MINING DISTRICT: USGS BULL. 741
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J., 1971, GOLD BEARING DEP NE NEV, ECON GEOL, VOL 66 NO 1 P. 14-33
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.
