Broken Hills Mine

The Broken Hills Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Mineral 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: Broken Hills Mine
Secondary: Lerchen Property

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Broken Hills 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: George M. Lerchen And Associates
Years: 1936 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1913
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Form: LENSES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

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

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Proustite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bindheimite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): STRATFORD AND ARTHUR WORKED PROPERTY UNTIL 1920, WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO THE BROKEN HILLS SILVER CORP. SEVERAL SMALL COMPANIES WERE INVOLVED LATER, BUT OPERATIONS ENDED IN 1920'S. PROPERTY WAS RELOCATED IN 1936 BY G.M. LERCHEN. THE LERCHEN PROPERTY WAS COMPRISED OF 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS, 18 INCHES TO 2 FEET THICK, ARE FILLED WITH CRUSHED ANDESITE AND QUARTZ. RICH SILVER ORE (AS MUCH AS 100 OZ/TON) OCCURS IN BUNCHES IN VEINS. AG-PB ORE ALSO OCCURS IN STOCK-WORK LENSES IN THE ANDESITE OUTSIDE THE VEIN, ALSO SOME DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE IN THE WALL ROCK.

Comment (Workings): BROKEN HILLS SHAFT IS 600 FEET DEEP; BELMONT SHAFT, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET.

Comment (Geology): VIRTUALLY ALL ORE HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THE OXIDIZED ZONE, WHICH EXTENDS TO A DEPTH OF 150 FEET.

Comment (Production): $75.000 BY BROKEN HILLS SILVER CORP; $15,000 BY LATER LESSEES.

References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 58

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, 1937, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM IC 6941

Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE, 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS IN NEVADA; NBMG BULL. 61

Reference (Deposit): SCHILLING, 1962, MOLYBDENUM IN NEVADA; NBMG REPORT 2

Reference (Production): VANDERBURG, 1937, P. 23

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.