April Fool Group

The April Fool Group is a silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: April Fool Group
Secondary: Falcon
Secondary: Ruby Silver
Secondary: Rock Creek,

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1879
Discovery Year: 1879
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Andesite Is Sericitized Near The Vein

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PRODUCTION AVG. .35 OZ AU, & 428 OZ AG/TO

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): EARLY PRODUCTION (1800'S) IS UNRECORDED. AS THE APRIL FOOL GROUP IT PRODUCED 34 TONS AG IN 1928 AND 14 TONS AG IN 1950.

Comment (Development): WORKED AS THE FALCON MINE FROM 1879 TO 1881. AS THE APRIL FOOL GROUP, THE PROPERTY PRDUCED 34 TONS SILVER IN 1928 AND 14 TONS AG IN 1950

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, CONTAINING RUBY SILVER; ALONG A FAULT ZONE 2-5 FT IN THICKNESS

Comment (Geology): ANDESITE IS CUT BY A NORTH-TRENDING VERTICAL FAULT, ALONG WHICH A QUARTZ VEIN WAS MINED FOR RUBY SILVER.

Comment (Deposit): WORKED AS THE FALCON MINE FROM 1879 TO 1881. AS THE APRIL FOOL GROUP THE PROPERTY PRODUCED 34 TONS OF SILVER IN 1928, AND 14 TONS IN 1950. ; 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): ERNOMONS, W.H. (1910) RECONNAISSANCE OF ELKO, LANDER, & EUREKA CO., NEV, USGS BULL 408

Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M. (1976)

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.