Silver Lode

The Silver Lode is a silver and copper mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,431 feet.

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: Silver Lode  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 7,431 Feet (2,265 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 38.59611, -114.72194

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Silver Lode MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Lode


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Patterson; Patterson Pass; Cave Valley


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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Lausen, Sandra
Home Office: Elko, Nv.
Years: 1979 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: TABULAR, PODS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Patterson Pass Fault (E-W-Trending)


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NBMG SAMPLE 811 CONTAINS 1 % FE, 0.7 % MG, 1.5 % CA, 300 PPM MN, 1500 PPM AG, 300 PPM AS, 20 PPM B, 20 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 70 PPM CD, 1000 PPM CU, 5000 PPM PB, 1000 PPM SB, 500 PPM SR, 70 PPM V, 2000 PPM ZN.


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): SCHELL CREEK RANGE JUST NORTH OF PATTERSON PASS

Comment (Development): LOCATION MONUMENT NEAR SHAFT READS "SILVER LODE, J. MONTEY OUSLEY(?),--?-- THOMSEN, LOCATED NOV. 6, 193-(?) NEW LOCATION MONUMENT READS "SILVER LODE, LOCATED BY SANDRA LAUSEN, ELKO, NV, 9/15/79.

Comment (Workings): 1 SHAFT (20FT DEEP), 1 ADIT, 2 DOZER PITS (ASSESSMENT WORK)

Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE IS BRECCIATED AND SILICIFIED ALONG FAULT. SOME QUARTZ IS GREY AND MAY CONTAIN DISPERSED SULFIDES. APPLE-GREEN STAIN ON ROCKS IN DUMP MAY BE FE PHOSPHATE.

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ IS VUGGY AND DUMP ROCKS HAVE ABUNDANT SILICA-HEMATITE VEINLETS AND CU-OXIDES. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): FIELD CHECK BY BENTZ/SMITH, NBMG, 1981


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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