The Grand Prize is a silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Grand Prize MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grand Prize
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Tuscarora
Land Status
Not available
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: East-Striking Faults, Conjugate To A Set Of Northwest-Striking Faults.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Early Propylitic, And Inner Potassic Zones
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG. VALUE OF ORE PRODUCED WAS $77/TON (NOLAN
Materials
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BEST ORE SHOOTS FORMED AT INTERSECTIONS OF FISSURES. ORE MINERALS WERE NATIVE SILVER, HORN SILVER & SILVER SULPHIDES
Comment (Geology): THE BEST ORE SHOOTS PITCHED NORTHWARD ALONG THE INTERSECTIONS OF FISSURES
Comment (Production): AVERAGE ORE VALUE WAS $77/TON AT TIME OF PRODUCTION
Comment (Development): ONE OF THE LARGEST BONANZA-TYPE EPITHERMAL VEIN DEPOSITS IN THE DISTRICT MOST PRODUCTION WAS PRIOR TO 1895
Comment (Deposit): TYPICAL BONANZA TYPE EPITHERMAL VEIN DEPOSIT. ONE OF THE LARGEST MINES IN THE DISTRICT, THE MAJORITY OF PRODUCTION TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO 1895. THE DEPTH OF THE WORKINGS EXTENDED 750 FT. BELOW THE SURFACE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH R. M. (1976-56) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NEV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN. T. B. (1936) TUSCARORA MINING DISTRICT, ELKO CO. NEV., NEV. BUR. OF MINES BULL 25
Reference (Production): NOLAN, T. B.(1936)
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.
