Shoshone Cons. Lode Mining Claim

The Shoshone Cons. Lode Mining Claim is a gold, silver, lead, and copper mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 3,320 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

Name: Shoshone Cons. Lode Mining Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

Elevation: 3,320 Feet (1,012 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 35.46583, -114.85806

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Shoshone Cons. Lode Mining Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Shoshone Cons. Lode Mining Claim
Secondary: Monte Carlo
Secondary: Big Casino


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Searchlight


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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Cieme Birce, Living On Claim
Years: 1982 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Physiographic Detail: New Berry Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CONCENTRATES CONTAINED 4.2 OZ AU, 12.1 OZ. AG/TON, 17.9% PB, 5.5% CU, & 9.4% ZN.


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972); 1:62500 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1959 EDITION

Comment (Development): PRODUCTION RECORDED FOR 1913, 1915-16, 1918-21, 1931-38. TAILING ARE CURRENTLY MILLING AT .47 OZ AU AND 3 OZ AG/TON. (1982)

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL SMALL VEINS. UNWEATHERED STOCK PILE MATERIAL CONTAINS PARTLY SILICIFIED COUNTRY ROCK.

Comment (Workings): WORKING ARE INACCESSIBLE (1939). MAIN SHAFT INCLINED 60 DEGREES S 40 DEGREES


References

Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C.R., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 62, P. 200.

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION (DEC. 3, 1982)

Reference (Deposit): CALLAGHAN, E., 1939, GEOLOGY OF THE SEARCHLIGHT DIST, CLARK CO., NEV., USGS BULL 936-D. P.185


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.