Pfluger Mine

The Pfluger Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,600 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

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Site Name

Primary: Pfluger Mine
Secondary: Pflueger Mine
Secondary: Manoa
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2573

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Unionville 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

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

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2573, DUMP SELECT OF SERICITIZED RHYOLITE WITH BARITE, GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, PYRITE, CONTAINS 0.1 % FE, 0.0-3 % MG, 0.05 % CA, 0.1 % TI, 1000 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, 30 PPM B-, +5000 PPM BA, 20000 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, +20000 PPM PB, 7000 P-PM SB, +5000 PPM SR, 10 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 1000 PPM ZN, 50 PPM Z-R, AND 0.2 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS).

Materials

Ore: Barite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-BARITE VEIN IN SERICITIZED RHYOLITE ASH-FLOW TUFF. BARITE CONTAINS FINE-GRAINED GALENA AND FINE-GRAINED CHA-LCOPYRITE, PLUS MALACHITE, AZURITE AND CERUSSITE. ADIT TRENDS -E-W BUT NO VEIN TREND COULD BE ASCERTAINED. BARITE SEEMS TO CO-NTAIN BASE METAL SULFIDES; QUARTZ VEIN AND STOCKWORKS ON DUMP -HAD PYRITE ONLY.

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS; MAIN ADIT FLOODED; TREND E-W.

Comment (Location): IN COTTONWOOD CANYON; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = UNIONVILLE (1954) 1:625000

Comment (Development): APPARENTLY WORKED IN 1970'S-1880'S. NO EVIDENCE IN 1984 OF ANY ACTIVITY FOR MANY YEARS.

Comment (Deposit): WORKED ON A SMALL SCALE. COMPRISED OF 13 PATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

References

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

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, 1936, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN PERSHING COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM IC 6902

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H. F., JR., 28 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.