Altenburg

The Altenburg is a gold and silver mine located in Lander 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: Altenburg  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lander

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 40.30278, -116.67944

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Altenburg MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Altenburg


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Bullion


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Deposit In Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust In A Zone Of Numerous Imbricate Thrust Slices, And High Angle Faults Related To Basin & Range Development

Type: L
Description: The Area Is Cut By Numerous Dikes & Sills Associated With The Tenabo Stock 1/2 Mile To The North.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Country Rock Pyrametasomatized To A Siliceous Hornfels, While Argillic Alteration Locally Occurs About Intrusives And Faults.


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO. NEV., N.BM BULL 88

Reference (Deposit): WRUCKE, C.T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV, USGS MAP MFG47

Reference (Production): STAGER, H.K., 1977


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.