The Rock Cabin Mine is a barium-barite and gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,119 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
Elevation: 6,119 Feet (1,865 Meters)
Commodity: Barium-Barite, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.3875, -118.33111
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Rock Cabin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rock Cabin Mine
Secondary: NBMG # 3595
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Garfield
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sim Ilar Veins Can Be Seen In Road Cuts Coming Up The Hill From The West.
Type: L
Description: To The West Of The Rock Cabin, Numerous Barite Veins Are Interbedded With The Remains Of Barite Float And Sediments. Float Can Be Found On The Hillsides.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Altered Diorite In Contact With Light-Tan Very Thin And Platy Interbedded Mudstone
Rocks
Name: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Comments
Comment (Development): HISTORY:UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): ONE OF THE PROSPECTS, ADJACENT TO THE CABIN, HAS A 4-6 INCH BARITE VEIN WITHIN IT.
Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFTS, ADITS, PROSPECTS, AND REMNANTS OF A STONE CABIN THE WORKINGS ARE A SERIES OF SHALLOW SHAFTS AND ADITS THAT EXPLORE A N85 E DIPPING.
Comment (Geology): TWO FOOT FISSURE VEIN WITH QUARTZ STRINGERS IN A GREENISH-GRAY HIGHLY ALTERED DIORITE. ; GEOL.DESC: NO INFO.
Comment (Deposit): A GOOD ROAD SOUTH FROM THE GARFIELD FLAT ROAD PROVIDES EASY ACCESS TO THE SITE
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS,GARFIELD MINING DISTRICT,MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE VISIT SITE 4-21-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)
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.
