Silver Lead Mine

The Silver Lead Mine is a silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,971 feet.

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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: Silver Lead Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2338

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Strontium

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Iron Mat District; Aldrich District; Cherry Creek District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic replacement

Orebody

Form: TABULAR, LENTICULAR

Form: TABULAR, LENTICULAR

Form: TABULAR, LENTICULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2338 OF SELECT BARITE VEIN MATTER WITH METALLIC SULFIDE MINERALS CONTAINS 15% FE, 7% MG, 10% CA, 0.02% TI, 2000 PPM MN, 1000 PPM AG500 PPM AS, 20 PPM B, +5000 PPM BA, 500 PPM CD, 1500 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI +2000 PPM PB, 1000 PPM SB, 20 PPM SC, +5000 PPM SR, 15 PPM V, 10 PPM Y,+10000 PPM ZN.

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Barite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): FAIR TO POOR ACCESSIBILITY; 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF THE ALDRICH MINE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): ACTIVE DURING 1880'S; INACTIVE IN 1984

Comment (Deposit): VEIN MATTER ON LARGE DUMP. JASPEROID BRECCIA PRESENT ON DUMP, DIKE ROCK IN FLOAT. 3 MINERALIZED FAULT ZONES SEEN IN OUTCROP, EACH 1 M OR LESS WIDE, CONTAINING BRECCIATED WALLROCK, GOSSAN AND STRINGERS OF WHITE BARITE.

Comment (Workings): 2 OR MORE ADITS, ONE LARGE DUMP, SEVERAL PITS

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S?

References

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, P. 61-62.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985

Reference (Deposit): MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, 1964, SOUTHERN PACIFIC. CO., P. 101.

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W.O., 1936, USBM IC, 6092, P. 8.

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 14 SEP 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS

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.