San Rafael Mine

The San Rafael Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,322 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: San Rafael Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Lodi District/Quartz Mtn.

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: San Rafall Consolidated Mines Co.
Years: 1927 -

Owner Name: Exploration Ltd.
Years: 1977 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic replacement

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Vein Is Cut Off At The 352- Ft Level By A Mineralized Fault (The Vertical Or East Vein); Several Cross-Faults.

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE SHIPPED AVERAGED 12 % PB, 12 OZ AG, 0.04-0.25 OZ AU/TON

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Development): AT THE END OF 1925, WORD OF $90000 WORTH OF ORE FROM THE ANNETT-WALKER LEASE CAUSED A BOOM IN 1926. DRILLING PROGRAMS HAVE CONTINUED SPORADICALLY TO THE PRESENT TIME. NEW ORE WAS DISCOVERED ON SAN RAFAEL GROUND DURING A DRILLING PROGRAM IN 1967-1968 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF EINAR ERICKSON, CONSULTANT FOR EXPLORATION LIMITED. THE COMPANY OPTIONED THE PROPERTY TO ERICKSON IN 1973.

Comment (Deposit): SAN RAFAEL VEIN; VERTICAL VEIN (=EAST VEIN); FOOTWALL VEIN (=LEASE VEIN)

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 450 FT, 40 DEG INCLINE SHAFT.

Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS CUT OFF AT THE 352-FT LEVEL BY A MINERALIZED FAULT.

Comment (Production): $90,000 PRODUCED BETWEEN 1920 - 1925. $215,565 PRODUCED BETWEEN 1926-1927.

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE

References

Reference (Deposit): KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 94-95.

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.

Reference (Production): KRAL, 1951, P. 94.

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.