Volcano Mine

The Volcano Mine is a silver, manganese, and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,152 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

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Site Name

Primary: Volcano Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 800
Secondary: Stindt and Donahue Lease, Harney Group

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Nevada Volcano Mines Co.
Years: 1922 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Structure

Type: L
Description: Locally, Beds Are Folded; Many Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $80-100/TON (1922). SAMPLE 800 CONTAINS 10% FE, 2000 PPM MN, 500 PPM AG, 500 PPMAS, 100 PPM B, 150 PPM BA, 2000 PPM CU, GREATER THAN 20000 PPM PB, 1000 PPM SB, 1500 PPM ZN, 200 PPM ZR.

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONES FILLED WITH FISSURE VEIN QUARTZ CARRYING FRESH AND/OR OXIDIZED CLOTS, STRINGERS AND GRAINS OF SULFIDES, AND COATED WITH SECONDARY MINERALS. QUARTZ VEIN IS FRACTURED AND RECEMENTED WITH SILICA, VUGGY AND CUT BY FINE QUARTZ VEINLETS. THE ADJACENT QUARTZITE IS CEMENTED WITH SILICA AND OPEN SPACES ARE LINED WITH COCKSCOMB QUARTZ AND FILLED WITH OPALINE SILICA. THE QUARTZITE IS SLIGHTLY GOSSANY WITH ABUNDANT BOOXWORKS. THE SILICEOUS BEDS RANGE UP TO 18 INCHES THICK AND ARE CUT BY INTERSECTING FAULTS STRIKING N50W, DIP 70 SW, & BEDDING PLANE FAULTS DIPPING ABOUT 20 SE AND FAULTS STRIKING DUE E-W, VERTICAL. JAROSITE IS ABUNDANT.

Comment (Workings): 4 OR MORE SHAFTS, ADITS, CUTS, TRENCHES, SURFACE EXPLORATION, ACCESS ROADS.

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION, BUT DUMPED APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN MILLED OR OTHERWISE DISTURBED WITHIN LAST FEW YEARS, POSSIBLY ASSESSMENT WORK. SHAFTS DANGEROUS-NO FENCING OR COLLARS. SUIT WAS FILED IN 191.. BY LLOYD BROTHERS OF PIOCHE WHO CLAIMED OWNERSHIP OF THE MINE BY PRIOR LOCATION.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION INCLUDES THAT FROM WIDE AWAKE MINE

References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 73.

Reference (Deposit): USGS P.P. 171.

Reference (Deposit): USGS P.P. 469.

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XV, P. 1221, 1288

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1983, MILS DATA

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970, NBMG BULL 73, P. 132.

Reference (Production): TSCHANZ & PAMPEYAN

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. AND BENTZ, J., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT OF AUG 22, 1983.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP MF-136.

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.