Slater Mine

The Slater Mine is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,149 feet.

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Mine Info

Name: Slater Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 7,149 Feet (2,179 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.8925, -118.42111

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Slater Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Slater Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2390


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Trident Peak Area


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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2390 FROM VEINS CONTAINS 5 % FE, 1 % MG, 2 % CA, 0.7 % TI, 700 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 20 PPM CO, 20 PPM CR, 70 PPM CU, 50 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 15 PPM SC, 300 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 20 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR, AND 0.6 PPM AU, BY AA ANALYSIS.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ON SOUTH SIDE OF TRIDENT PEAK, NEAR HEAD OF WILDER CREEK. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1985; LONG IDLE.

Comment (Workings): OLD CABIN, COLLAPSED; SHORT ADITS, CAVED.

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS WITH MINOR HEMATITE AND IRON-STAINING HOSTED IN A DEEPLY-WEATHERED GRANODIORITE. MINERALIZATION NOT IMMEDIATELY APPARENT.


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 12 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

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

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL. 59, PL. 1.


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.