Inskip Mine

The Inskip Mine is a silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,900 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Inskip Mine
Secondary: Pioneer, North Star
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2565

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Unionville District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Rhyolite

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2565 OF SILICIFIED RHYOLITE PORPHYRY WITH PYRITE CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.3 % MG, 1.5 % CA, 0.15 % TI, 500 PPM MN-, 10 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 1500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 15 PPM CU, 5 PPM- MO, 100 PPM PB, 10 PPM V, 70 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZR.

Materials

Ore: Covellite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Geology): BED VEINS SIMILAR TO MAIN BED VEIN OF ARIZONA DEPOSIT

Comment (Deposit): DEVELOPMENT BEGAN AROUND 1870. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Deposit): BED VEINS SIMILAR TO MAIN BED VEIN OF ARIZONA DEPOSIT. VEINS IN RHYOLITE PORPHYRY. LOWER ADIT SHOWS ONLY PYRITIZED, SILICIFIED RHYOLITE PORPHYRY WITH QUARTZ AND PYRITE -STRINGERS. NO OBVIOUS ORE ON DUMP. SHAFT ON RIDGE TOP (NOT VIS-ITED) MAY BE ON MINERALIZED STRUCTURE.

Comment (Workings): ADITS, SHAFT, DRILL ROADS

Comment (Development): DEVELOPMENT BEGAN AROUND 1870. WORKED IN LATE 1800'S; PROSPECTED AGAIN, PROBABLY IN 1950'S-1960'S. DRILL ROADS ON PROPERTY. NO ACTIVITY IN 1984.

Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = UNIONVILLE (1954) 1:625000

References

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

Reference (Deposit): CAMERON, 1939, GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE NORTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT & RANGE, NEVADA; GSA BULL. V.50, P 563-634

Reference (Deposit): RAYMOND, 1872, STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINING IN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF ROCKY MOUNTAINS FOR YEAR 1870. WASHINGTON, U.S. GOVT. PRINTING OFFICE

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H. F., JR., 26 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

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.