Side Hill Claims

The Side Hill Claims is a silver, gold, and barium-barite mine located in Esmeralda 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: Side Hill Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Barium-Barite

Lat, Long: 37.28833, -117.26222

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Side Hill Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Side Hill Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1184


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Antimony


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop 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

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Barite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena


Comments

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

Comment (Deposit): HOST ROCK IS CUT BY, STOCKWORK TYPE QUARTZ VEINING, QUARTZ HIGHLY FRACTURED CHARMING SULFIDES, QUARTZ IS BRECCIATED AND CEMENTED WITH MNO. STAINED SILICA.

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, GLORY HOLES (AT LEAST 5)


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH/BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 6 MAY 83


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.