Delamar District-Nevada

The Delamar District-Nevada is a silver and gold mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada.

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

Name: Delamar District-Nevada  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.4586, -114.76690

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Delamar District-Nevada MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Delamar District-Nevada
Secondary: Ferguson District
Secondary: Magnolia Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: FERGUSON DISTRICT


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: BRECCIA SHEAR ZONES
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1892
Discovery Year: 1891
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Type: R
Structure: NORMAL FAULTING
Description: NS, EW NORMAL FAULTS

Type: L
Description: B EAST-WEST BELTS OF RHYOLITE DIKES; NORMAL FAULTING IN MANY DIRECTIONS


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SILICIFICATION
Alteration Text: SILICIFICATION; 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): CALLAGHAN, EUGENE, 1937, GEOLOGY OF THE DELAMAR DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., NEV.: NEV. UNIV. BULL. V 31 NO 5 69P.

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968, PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE U.S.: USGS PROF. PAPER 610, P. 185-186

Reference (Deposit): EMMONS, S F, 1901, THE DELAMAR AND HORNSILVER MINES: 2 TYPES OF ORE DEPOSITS IN UTAH AND NEVADA: AIMME TRANS, VOL 31 P. 658-675

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, C.M., 1970, GEOL. MIN. DEP. LINCOLN CO: NEV. B. OF M. B. 73, P. 136-140.

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F C, 1923, MINING DISTRICTS, MIN RESOURCES NEV: RENO, NEV. NEWSLETTER PRESS.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.