Hornsilver May Co. Shaft

The Hornsilver May Co. Shaft is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,650 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Hornsilver May Co. Shaft  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.34583, -117.37306

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Hornsilver May Co. Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hornsilver May Co. Shaft
Secondary: May
Secondary: May Fraction
Secondary: Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Hornsilver (Gold Point, Lime Point) 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

Owner Name: Hornsilver May Co.
Years: 1922 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1921
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE AT SURFACE ASSAYS $4.28 IN AU AND AG


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): 2 CLAIMS, 27 ACRES. UTM IS TO ONE CENTRAL SHAFT OF SEVERAL ON THE PROPERTY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN EARLY 1920'S

Comment (Deposit): 2 WELL-DEFINED, PERSISTENT VEINS

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, 50 AND 70 FT DEEP


References

Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA; NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING CO; RENO, NEVADA.

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV., P. 1225.


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.