Myra

The Myra is a silver and gold mine located in Washoe 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: Myra
Secondary: Stud Mine
Secondary: Norris Spring No. 7

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Olinghouse

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains (12)

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Faultzone At N40w, 45 Se At Norris Spring No. 7

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicifcation, Argillization

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NBMG SAMPLE NUMBERS 4150 AND 4134

Materials

Ore: Calcite
Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN SYSTEM MAY EXTEND BETWEEN NORRIS SPRING NO. 7 AND STUD MINE

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT AND ADIT ON NORRIS SPRING NO. 7. ADIT, N25W WITH LOCKED DOOR ON STUD MINE (1989).

Comment (Location): UTM FROM NORRIS SPRING NO. 7 SITE RECORD. UTM FOR STUD MINE IS N4396686, E296070.

Comment (Geology): NARROW QUARTZ STRINGERS WITH PYRITE AT STUD MINE. DRUZY AND CHALCEDONIC QUARTZ AT NORIS SPRING NO. 7.

References

Reference (Deposit): JOHN, D.A., AND SHERLOCK, M.G., 1991, MAP SHOWING MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE RENO 1 X 2 QUAD., NV AND CA, USGS MF 2154B, P. 9, SYMBOL J1.

Reference (Deposit): STUD MINE AND NORRIS SPRING NO. 7 SITE RECORDS, 1989, OLINGHOUSE DISTRICT, WASHOE COUNTY, UNPUBL. MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY), NBMG.

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.