Paymaster Mine

The Paymaster Mine is a lead, gold, and silver 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

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Site Name

Primary: Paymaster Mine
Secondary: Paymaster Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1382.

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lone Mountain District; Weepah 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

Owner Name: J. H. Bridhtit
Years: 1983 -

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

Model Name: Skarn Zn-Pb

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zones

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization

Rocks

Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1382 CONTAINS 0.5% FE, .005% TI, 100 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 500 PPM AS, 20 PPM B, 20 PPM BA, 70 PPM CU, 50 PPM LA, 5000 PPM PB, 700 PPM SB, 10 PPM V.

Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): 0.5 MILE EAST OF THE ESPERANZA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): RECENTLY DRILLED (1983) MORE ROADS THAN SHOWN ON TOPO MAP.

Comment (Workings): MANY SHAFTS, ADITS, SURFACE CUTS, TRENCHES, OLD HOUSE, DRILL HOLES

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS FOLLOW SHEAR ZONES CONTAINING QUARTZ VEINS WITH OXIDIZED PYRITE. VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH SHEAR ZONES ARE HIGHLY SHEARED AND FRACTURED (CRUSHED), WITH VUGS LINED WITH EU HEDRAL QUARTZ CRYSTALS, ABUNDANT FE-MN STAINS, SERICITE ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ AND HOST ROCKS ALONG SHEARS.

References

Reference (Deposit): SPURR,J.E., 1906, USGS PP 55

Reference (Deposit): SMITH,P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, MAY 15,1983

Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 83-8,83-11,83-12,1983

Nevada Gold

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.