Silver State Mine

The Silver State Mine is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 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

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Site Name

Primary: Silver State Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 2379 and 2380

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Awakening District; Slumbering Hills; Amos 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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Gold Producers Inc, Cain Springs, Nevada
Years: 1985 -

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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2379 WAS TAKEN FROM THE DUMP OF THE MAIN ADIT AND THE PROSPECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEIN. SAMPLE 2380 WAS -TAKEN FROM THE DUMP AND EXPOSED VEIN IN THE UPPER WORKINGS TO -THE WEST.

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Workings): ONE LARGE ADIT AT THE EAST SIDE OF THE CAMP AND A MAJOR SHAFT AND ADIT TO THE WEST (UP THE HILL). NO ROAD TO THE U-PPER WORKINGS; OTHER MINOR PROSPECTS

Comment (Deposit): VERY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MINE. NO PRODUCTION RECORD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Deposit): LARGE QUARTZ VEINS IN A DEEPLY WEATHERED GRANODIORITE. A 2-3 FT WHITE BULL QUARTZ VEIN WAS EXPLORED BY THE BIG ADI-T IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE CAMP. THE VEIN BEARS N65E, 35N-W AND HAS BEEN MINED ALONG ITS STRIKE FOR OVER 200 FT. A SMALL- PROSPECT ABOUT 0.25 MILE FARTHER TO THE NE MAY BE ON AN EXTEN-SION OF THE SAME VEIN. SMALLER QUARTZ VEINS PARALLEL AND CROSS-CUT THE MAJOR VEIN SYSTEM. THE UPPER SHAFT WAS SUNK ON A 2-3 F-T QUARTZ VEIN THAT BEARS N20W, 85E. THE SHAFT IS ABOUT 60 FT D-EEP AND IS INTERCEPTED AT DEPTH BY AN ADIT DRIVEN ALONG THE ST-RIKE OF THE VEIN FROM A POSITION ABOUT 60 FT DOWN THE CANYON. -THE VEIN IS HIGH IN PYRITE, BUT NOT MUCH ELSE IS VISIBLE.

Comment (Location): 7.5 MILES SSW OF DAVEYTOWN. UTM FOR SAMPLE SITE 2379 IS N4560120, E421500, AND UTM FOR SAMPLE SITE 2380 IS N4560300, E421280.

Comment (Production): 280,000 TONS ORE FROM DISTRICT THRY 1963

References

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HUMBOLDT CO., NEV; 1964; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 59

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1985, FIELD EXAMINATION, 6-10-85

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.