Silver Trailer Group

The Silver Trailer Group is a silver and lead mine located in Mineral 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: Silver Trailer Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 39.06083, -118.00722

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Silver Trailer Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Trailer Group


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Broken Hills 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

Owner Name: Baxter, V. S.
Home Office: Fallon Nevada


Production

Year: 1930
Time Period: Early 1930'S
Material type: ORE AG PB
Description: Cp_Grade: ^80 Oz. Ag/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1932
Discovery Method: 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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): ADJOINS THE BROKEN HILLS MINE; ESTIMATED LOCATION

Comment (Development): GROUP OF 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. PROPERTY IDLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS

Comment (Workings): 100-FOOSHAFT AND 1,000 FEET LATERAL WORKINGS.


References

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, 1937, RECONNARSSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM 1C 6941


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.