Tilford

The Tilford is a gold and silver mine located in White Pine county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,900 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Tilford
Secondary: Anna Lee

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: White Pine
District: Black Horse

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: 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: Small Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 2.28% ZN (1983)
Analytical Data: TR AU
Analytical Data: SAMPLES FROM MINE ASSAYED UP TO 0.2 OZ/T AG

Materials

Ore: Copper

Comments

Comment (Deposit): NARROW CALCITE VEIN

Comment (Workings): CONSISTS OF AT LEAST A STOPE AND WINZE

Comment (Geology): NARROW CALCITE VEIN WITH FE AND CU STAINS

Comment (Location): IN SILVER CREEK CANYON ABOUT 0.5 MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM CONFLUENCE OF LEFT FORK AND MAIN FORK.

References

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, OPEN FILE REPORT MLA 50-83.

Reference (Deposit): HOSE,R.K., 1987, USGS MAP MF-1244-A.

Reference (Production): HOSE ET AL, 1976

Reference (Deposit): HOSE, CLARK & SMITH, 1976 GEO AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF WHITE PINE CO. NEV., NEV BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO BULL 85

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.