The Pioche District is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Pioche District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pioche District
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: PIOCHE 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: Prospect
Deposit Type: FISSURE VEINS, LIMESTONE REPLACEMENT
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1869
Discovery Year: 1863
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 FAULT
Description: EW, NS NORMAL FAULTING BEFORE THRUSTING; N 60 DEG E FAULTS MINERALIZED; N-S, NW POST MINERAL
Type: L
Description: STEEPLY DIPPING FISSURES: N 50-70 E MINERALIZED
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: HYDROTHERMAL
Alteration Text: HYDROTHERMAL
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: OXIDATION
Alteration Text: OXIDATION
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): WESTGATE, L G AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS PROF. PAPER 171 79 P
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN, A H AND BERGENDAHL, M H, 1968: PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING DISTRICTS OF THE UNITED STATES: USGS PROF. PAPER 610
Reference (Deposit): PACK, F. J., 1906, GEOL. OF PIOCHE, NEV., AND VICIN: NEV. SCHOOL OF MINES QUART. VOL 27 NOS 3 AND 4, PP 281-333
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, J. C., 1922, ORE DEPOSITS OF PIOCHE DIST: ENG AND MIN JOUR, VOL 113, 279-85.
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J M, 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN E. NEV.: USGS BULL. 648, P. 124-137.
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C M AND PAMPEYAN, E E, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV,: NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 73 P. 125-9.
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F. C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: RENO, NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUB. CO., P. 125-129
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.
