Pyramid Shaft

The Pyramid Shaft is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,971 feet.

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: Pyramid Shaft
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3848
Secondary: Jeff Claims
Secondary: Lookout Nos. 5, 6, 7, 11, Silver Butte Patented Claims

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview 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: Houston Oil And Minerals Corp. Owns Lookout No. 5, 6, 11 And Silver Butte

Owner Name: New Era Mining And Development Owns Lookout No. 7
Home Office: Salem, Or
Years: 1986 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1906
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: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3848 FROM DUMP CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.7% CA, 0.05% TI, 500 PPM MN, 30 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 30 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 30 PPM V, AND 0.55 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS).

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): CLAIMS STAKED IN 1906, SURVEYED FOR PATENT 1910, PATENTED 1912, AT WHICH TIME THEY WERE OWNED BY THE PYRAMID MINING CO. NO ACTIVITY IN 1986.

Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.5 MILE SE OF NEVADA HILLS SHAFT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Workings): LARGE SHAFT, ADIT AND AIRSHAFT. OLD WORKINGS, NOT ACCESSIBLE IN 1986. IN 1910 THE CLAIMS WERE DEVELOPED BY 3 ADITS, 2 SHAFTS, 1 SHAFT WITH DRIFTS, 1 CUT, TUNNEL, RAISE, WINZE, DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS ARE ALONG THE PYRAMID FAULT, WHICH MAY, IN PART FOLLOW THE CONTACT BETWEEN ANDESITE (DACITE) AND THE PYRAMID TUFF. SCHRADER REPORTED THE E. CONTACT OF THE PYRAMID TUFF AS BEING DOWN FAULTED AGAINST THE LATER ANDESITE ALONG THE PYRAMID FAULT.

References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG MINING DISTRICT MAP FILE 7, 1906, CLAIM MAP OF FAIRVIEW.

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 12 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS, 1986

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1947, UNPUB. REPORT ON CARSON SINK AREA, USGS OFR.

Reference (Deposit): CHURCHILL COUNTY RECORDER AND ASSESSOR, MINING CLAIM RECORDS.

Reference (Deposit): SHAMBERGER, H.A., 1973, FAIRVIEW: HISTORIC MINING CAMPS OF NEVADA SERIES

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.