Santa Fe Mine

The Santa Fe Mine is a silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,400 feet.

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

Name: Santa Fe Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 38.59083, -118.16611

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Santa Fe Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Santa Fe Mine
Secondary: Hidden Treasure


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT


Structure

Type: L
Description: Several Small Cross Faults Off Set Vein In Several Places


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Feox


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote


Comments

Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION UNKNOWN; $50,000 CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE FROM THIS MINE

Comment (Location): ESTIMATE LOCATION

Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT DESCENDS AT AN ANGLE OF 25 DEG. AND AT 30 TO 40 FT. INTERVALS, DRIFTS WERE DUG IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND ORE BETWEEN SLOPED OUT

Comment (Geology): QTZ. VEIN 3 TO 15 INCHES THICK WIDENS TO 25 FT. BELOW 100 FT. LEVEL

Comment (Deposit): THE SANTA FE MINE IS THE ONLY DEPOSIT OF ANY CONSEQUENCE IN THE DISTRICT WHICH IS IN A QTZ. HORNBLENDE DIORITE HOST ROCK ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): CLARK, C.W., 1922 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA FE DISTRICT, MINERAL CO., NEV., UNIV. OF CALIF. PUB., VOL. 14 , NO.

Reference (Production): F ( 1 )


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.