The Moho Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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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
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.26306, -118.24361
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Moho Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moho Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Silver Star 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1903
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ne-Trending Faults
Type: L
Description: N 30-45 E
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Production): $75,000 TOTAL PRODUCTION
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF VEINS AVERAGE 4 FT WIDE IN METAVOLCANIC ROCKS OF EXCELSIOR FORMATION; 1 VEIN TRACEABLE FOR 1 MILE; ORE IS BRECDIATED, BLEACHED, SILICIFIED ANDESITIC TUFF.
Comment (Workings): ONE 1200-FT TUNNEL, SEVERAL SHORTER ONES, AND SEVERAL SHAFTS, DEEPEST IS 300 FT-ABOUT 3500 FT OF TOTAL WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMH BULL. 58.
Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG W.O, 1937, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: US BUR MINES INF CIRC. 6941, 79 P.
Reference (Production): ROSS, D.C., 1961, TABLE 6.7.
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.
