Poorman Mine

The Poorman Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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: Poorman Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 37.92278, -114.43389

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Poorman Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Poorman Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Pioche District District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Pioche Mines Co.
Years: 1932 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION OF $300,000 REPORTED (1926)

Comment (Development): IDLE IN 1926, WORKINGS INACCESSIBLE.

Comment (Geology): ORE IN ONE CHIEF VEIN, WITH IRREGULAR SERIES OF SMALL VEINS, STRIKING N 40-70 W, AND DIPPING 45 DEG E. ORE IS A SILICEOUS SILVER-LEAD VARIETY) PB OCCUR AS CARBONATE. NOTABLE SURFACE FEATURE IS AN LMMENSE KNOB OF QUARTZITE BRECCIA OCCURRING WEST OF THE MAIN SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA. NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.

Reference (Deposit): WESTGATE, Z.G. AND KNOPF, A., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PIOCHE DISTRICT, NEVADA. USGS PROF. PAPER 171 P.

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.

Reference (Deposit): COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89

Reference (Production): WESTGATE AND KNOPF, 1932


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.