Nevada Superior Mine

The Nevada Superior Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Pershing county, Nevada.

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: Nevada Superior Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 2808
Secondary: 2807
Secondary: 2806.

Commodity

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

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Antelope 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Southern Pacific

Production

Year: 1935
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^.01 Oz Au 33.1% Pb/Ton 57.24 Oz Ag

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Discovery Year: 1905
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Nw Trending Shear Zone

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2806 IS FROM A SMALL ADIT ON THE N END OF THE VEIN AND CONSISTS OF QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL FROM A STEEPLY DIPP-ING PORTION OF THE VEIN NEAR A SMALL INCLINE AND ADIT. SAMPLE -2807 IS FROM THE LOWER SHAFT DUMP AND CONSISTS OF QUARTZ AND -SULFIDES. SAMPLE 2808 IS FROM THE UPPER SHAFT AND VEIN EXPOSED- IN ADJACENT TRENCH.

Materials

Ore: Cerussite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 4 MI. NW OF MAJUBA HILL MINE, S 1/2 NW 1/4 SE 1/4

Comment (Production): 1915 THE ORE AVERAGED 8.6 OZ AG, 11.2% PB, 1% CU, 8% ZN, VALUED AT $15-24/TON. VALUE PER TON IN 1935 WAS $55.99.

Comment (Workings): SHAFT, ADIT, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS; OPEN TRENCHING ALONG MAIN VEIN

Comment (Geology): ORE DEPOSITS ARE QUARTZ REPLACEMENT VEINS. LODE IS ALONG SHEAR ZONE IN SLATE AND QUARTZITE.

Comment (Deposit): THE NEVADA SUPERIOR SILVER-LEAD DEPOSIT WAS FIRST DEVELOPED IN 1905 AND BEGAN SHIPPING ORE IN 1906. THE MAIN ORE BODY RANGED FROM 2 TO 20 FT. WIDE AND REPORTEDLY AVERAGED 8.6 OZ AG, 11.2% PB, 1% CU, AND 8% ZN PER TON. THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY A 350 FT.-SHAFT, A 2000 FT. LONG ADIT, AND SEVERAL DRIFTS AND CROSSUCTS. VALUE PER TON OF ORE SHIPPED IN 1935 WAS $55.99. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. IC 6902

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY-NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN UTAH, SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF 1955-1961, V.1: SAN FRANCISCO, SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO, P. 27

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 9/3/84

Reference (Production): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF PERSHING CO., NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 89

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.