Silver Mountain Workings Middle

The Silver Mountain Workings Middle 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 Middle  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.215, -117.44972

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Silver Mountain Workings Middle MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Mountain Workings Middle
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1955


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
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

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1955 IS ANOMALOUS IN PB,ZN,AG,WITH MINOR CU AND 0.6 PPM AU.


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 OLD ADITS, ONE ABOVE THE OTHER, SHALLOW AND BADLY CAVED, 3 FT APART

Comment (Development): NO CURRENT MINING ACTIVITY, BUT RECENT STAKING NEAR 2 OLD ADITS, ONE ABOVE THE OTHER

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN HIGHLY ALTERED QUARTZ MONZONITE

Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY POOR JEEP ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)


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.