The Endowment Mine is a silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,919 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: 6,919 Feet (2,109 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.28778, -118.36056
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Endowment Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Endowment Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1865
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone Along Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Lead
Gangue: Smithsonite
Gangue: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): PAIR OF ADITS AND SINGLE STRUCTURE DESIGNATED ON QUAD. 2 MILES SE OF EXCELSIOR MOUNTAIN; UNSURVEYED
Comment (Production): EARLY PRODUCTION VARIOUSLY REPORTED AT $1,500,000 (LINCOLN); $150,000 (VANDERBURG); $78,000 ( 1877 - 1885 ) (COUCH AND CARPENTER). 1923 ,144 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED
Comment (Workings): 800 FT TUNNEL WITH 350 FT WINZE SUNK FROM TUNNEL LEVEL 150 FT. IN FROM MOUTH AND SEVERAL OTHER WINZES.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1860'S
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1915 , SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIF. AND NORTHWESTERN NEV. USGS BULL. 594 P 176 , 179 - 180
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, W. O., 1937 , RECONNAISANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL CO., NEV., USBM, INFO. CIRCULAR P 42 - 43
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D. L., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 58 TABLE 6.7
Reference (Deposit): 1915 RECON HILL, BULLETIN 594 P 180
Reference (Deposit): 1937 RECON VANDERBURG, USBM INFO. CIRCULAR
Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON ROSS, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 58
Reference (Production): HILL ( F - 1 )
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.
