Wilcox and Frazer Claims

The Wilcox and Frazer Claims is a lead and silver mine located in Eureka 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

Name: Wilcox and Frazer Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Eureka

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 39.74278, -115.86778

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Wilcox and Frazer Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wilcox and Frazer Claims


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Diamond 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1938
Discovery Year: 1938
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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Limestone


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Cerussite


Comments

Comment (Geology): QTZ CALCITE VEIN IN SILICIFIED LIMESTONE, FE OX AND MN OX STAIN ABUNDANT.

Comment (Deposit): SAID TO BE ON EXTENSION OF PHILLIPS VEIN, 1000 FT. WORKINGS. SE PHILLIPSBURG MINE-CLAIMS LIES ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE PHILLIPS GROUP (PHILLIPSBURG MINE). (VANDERBURG, 1938) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): IN PHILLIPSBURG CANON.

Comment (Deposit): EXTENSION OF PHILLIPS VEIN


References

Reference (Production): VANDERBURG, W.O., 1938

Reference (Deposit): VANDENBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONN. OF MINING DISTRICTS IN EUREKA COUNTY, NEVADA USBM. INF. CIRC. 7022


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.