Pioche District

The Pioche District is a silver, zinc, and lead 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: Pioche District  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 37.9353, -114.45110

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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

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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: 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

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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

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.