Silver Mountain Workings North

The Silver Mountain Workings North is a silver and gold 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: Silver Mountain Workings North  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.21861, -117.45083

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Silver Mountain Workings North MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Mountain Workings North
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1956


Commodity

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


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop District; Gold Mountain 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Hydrothermal Alteration Of Most Rock And Veins


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SELECTED SAMPLE 1956 WAS HIGH IN AG,PB,SR WITH LESSER CU,ZN AND 3.5 PPM AU


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFT IN POOR CONDITION-TRIPOD METAL HEADFRAME

Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY POOR ROAD FOR THE LAST 2 MILES EAST OF MAIN SILVER MOUNTAIN WORKINGS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): RECENTLY STAKED (1984)

Comment (Deposit): HYDROTHERMAULY ALTERED QUARTZ VEINS IN ALTERED QUARTZ MON ZONITE


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 4-18-84


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.