The Steer Canyon Deposit is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,379 feet.
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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
Elevation: 7,379 Feet (2,249 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.36389, -115.99999
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Steer Canyon Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Steer Canyon Deposit
Secondary: Lost & Found Prospect
Secondary: Josie Saval
Secondary: Williams
Secondary: Lost
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Independence Mountains; Jerritt Canyon
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Independence Mining Co., Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Carbonate-hosted Au-Ag
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fracture Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Also Oxidation Of Antimony Sulfides.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE LOST AND FOUND SB PROSPECT IS HOSTED BY BLUE-GRAY THIN BEDDED LIMESTONE WHICH IS SILICIFIED NEAR THE WORKINGS. STIBNITE OCCURS AS SINGLE CRYSTALS AND PODS UP TO 3" ACROSS WITHIN FRACTURES WHICH CUT THE LIMESTONE. THIS OCCURRENCE OVERLIES THE DISSEMINATED GOLD OREBODY.
Comment (Deposit): THE HISTORIC WORKINGS AT THE LOST & FOUND SB PROSPECT CONSIST OF AN ADIT, NOW CAVED, AND TWO OPEN CUTS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): THE STEER CANYON GOLD DEPOSIT ENCOMPASSES THE HISTORIC LOST & FOUND ANTIMONY PROSPECT.
Comment (Location): UTM'S AND ELEVATION TO HISTORIC LOST & FOUND SB DEPOSIT, NEAR CENTER OF STEER CANYON GOLD DEPOSIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M., MNERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 1976-56.
Reference (Deposit): LAWRENCE E. F., 1963, ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF NEVADA, NBMG BULL. 61.
Reference (Deposit): LAPOINTE, D. D., TINGLEY, J. V., JONES, R. B., 1991, MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, NBMG BULLETIN 106.
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.
