Yuba East Mine

The Yuba East Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,519 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Yuba East Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 6,519 Feet (1,987 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 37.92389, -114.44667

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Yuba East Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Yuba East Mine
Secondary: Mascot Silver Mining Co.?
Secondary: Boston-Pioche Group?


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mascot Silver Mining Co. Providence Mines And Commercial Co.
Years: 1913 -


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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Series Of Transverse Fractures Across Dike With Some Movement Form Ing A Gouge


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 CARLOAD/MONTH OF $50/T ORE SHIPPED, 1913-1914


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Workings): 1400 FT OF SHAFTS AND RAISES AND 3500 FT OF DRIFTS. DEPTH OF SHAFT ON THE INCLINE IS 840 FT. WORKINGS CONNECTED TO THE YUBA MINE BY A DRIFT ON THE 100 FT LEVEL.

Comment (Geology): YUBA DIKE SPLITS HERE, ONE BRANCH GOING SE, ONE DISAPPEARING

Comment (Location): INMEDIATELY ADJOINING THE YUBA MINE ON THE EAST ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN 1909. 12 CLAIMS. RETURNS FROM ORE SHIPMENTS SAID TO HAVE PAID FOR DEVELOPMENT WORK DURING 1918. SHIPPING ORE IN 1913


References

Reference (Deposit): SHAW, S.F., 1909, ENG. AND MIN. JOUR., SEPT, P. 545-548

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., 1922, THEMONES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1251


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.