Zero Tunnel

The Zero Tunnel is a manganese mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 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

Name: Zero Tunnel  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 37.92222, -114.46306

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Zero Tunnel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Zero Tunnel


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche District District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Year: 1952
Time Period: Thru 1952
Material type: ORE MN
Description: Cp_Grade: ^20% Mn


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Replacement Mn


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ORE IS IN LIMESTONE BED NEAR GRANITE PORPHYRY DIKE WHICH IS SHATTERED AND HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED WITH BOTH CONTACTS FISSURED AND MINERALIZED.

Comment (Workings): ADIT

Comment (Geology): ORE IS OXIDIZED MN IN LIMESTONE BEDS


References

Reference (Deposit): ABBOTT, J. W., 1907, MIN AND SCI PRESS.

Reference (Deposit): COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.

Reference (Deposit): WESTGATE, L.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 P.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.

Reference (Production): TSCHANTZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970


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.