Wild Horse Group

The Wild Horse Group is a silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,000 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: Wild Horse Group
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 3900, 3901
Secondary: Wild Horse, Wild Horse No. 2, Wild Horse No. 3 Claims

Commodity

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

Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Wonder 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: Edward Benane
Years: 1907 -

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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong Argillization; Silicification

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3900 SELECTED FROM DUMPS CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.05% MG, 5% CA, 0.07% TI, 700 PPM MN, 700 PPM AG, 700 PPM BA, 1000 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 3000 PPM PB, 20 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR, AND 0.2 PPM AU (BY A A ANALYSIS), 0.02 PPM HG. SAMPLE 3901 CHIPPED FROM OUTCROP OF SILICIFIED RHYOLITE INTRUSIVE CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.03% MG, 3% CA, 0.07% TI, 70 PPM MN, 1000 PPM AG, 700 PPM BA, 200 PPM CU, 10 PPM MO, 500 PPM PB, 10 PPM V, 50 PPM ZR, AND 0.05 PPM AU BY A A ANALYSIS, 0.04 PPM HG.

Materials

Ore: Copper
Ore: Lead
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): MINERAL SURVEY NO. 2906, SURVEYED IN 1907 BUT NOT PATENTED

Comment (Deposit): SILICIFIED RHYOLITE

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK AND TINGLEY, J.V., 24 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN AND SPEED, 1974, NBMG BULL 83.

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.