Cherokee Mine

The Cherokee Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,521 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Cherokee Mine
Secondary: Viola
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1739

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Viola (Pittsburg, Cherokee) District District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1951
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^24 Oz Ag, 5% Cu

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1951
Discovery Year: 1885
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Normal Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Permian

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): VEIN CONSISTS OF MASSIVE TO COARSELY CRYSTALLINE WHITE QUARTZ WHICH CARRIES CLOTS OF TETRAHEDRITE, MALACHITE, AND CHRYSOCOLLA WITH MINOR AMOUNTS OF GALENA, PYRITE, AND FE-MN OXIDES. SOME DARK, FINELY CRYSTALLINE SULFIDE-LADEN LENSES ALSO OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF THE VEIN. TETRAHEDRITE IS ABUNDANT IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER SECTIONS OF THE VEIN, AND RIPPED-UP CLASTS OF LIMESTONE COUNTRY ROCK ARE COMMON IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE EXPOSURE. IN PLACES THE VEIN CONTAINS CONCENTRIC OR UNDULATORY BANDS OF WHITE CRYSTALLINE CALCITE. ALTERNATING BANDS OF QUARTZ AND CALCITE ARE ABOUT 0.25-0.50 INCH WIDE, EACH. CALCITE IS ALSO DEPOSITED ALONG FRACTURES IN THE QUARTZ VEINS WHICH PARALLEL THE VEIN STRIKE. GREEN OXIDES ARE COMMON AND MAY BE DERIVED FROM PB? AS? OR AGCL? MEDIUM GREY CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONES OF THE PERMIAN KAIBAB FORMATION OUTCROP ON THE SW SIDE OF THE VEIN. THE LIMESTONES ARE CUT BY CALCITE VEINS AND VEINLETS.

Comment (Production): 1 CARLOAD OF ORE WITH 1400 OZ AG/TON REPORTED SHIPPED FROM THE VIOLA (?) SHAFT IN THE EARLY DAYS

Comment (Development): AMOCO HAD A GROUP OF CLAIMS NEARBY IN SEC 8 IN 1983.

Comment (Workings): TWO WORKED SHAFTS, CHEROKEE & VIOLA, 200 AND 163 FEET DEEP, CONNECTING STOPES ALONG STRIKE OF VEIN. , CONNECTING STOPES ALONG STRIKE OF VEIN.

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ VEIN 10-40 FEET THICK, CAN BE TRACED FOR 2 MILES. ORE MINERALS LINE FRACTURES. HIGH GRADE STREAKS ARE 3-12 INCHES WIDE; WIDTHS OF 16-20 FEET ARE MINERALIZED

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S

References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANTZ, CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV BUR MINES BULL 73

Reference (Deposit): BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9/21/83.

Reference (Deposit): GRAPEVINE SPRING G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, 1983, FOR BLM.

Reference (Production): TSCHANTZ & PAMPEYAN,1970

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.