Veta Grande Mine

The Veta Grande Mine is a silver and silica mine located in Douglas county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Veta Grande Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Silica
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Gardnerville (Eagle) 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: Wellington Financial Group
Home Office: RTE #2, BOX 114, GARDNERVILLE, NV 89410
Info Year: 1984

Owner Name: HIGH TECHNOLOGY RECOVERY SYSTEMS, INC., CLARENCE SIKKENGA, MINE MANAGER
Home Office: RTE #2, BOX 114, GARDNERVILLE, NV 89410
Info Year: 1983

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: vein and fissure replacement
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Year First Production: 1960
Year Last Production: 1977
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Form: STREAKS

Structure

Type: R
Description: E-W TRENDING FAULTS; NNW-TRENDING FAULTS

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: SILICIFICATION

Rocks

Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Description: felsite dike intrusive
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Tertiary

Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Jurassic
Age Old: Triassic

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Description: meta-
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Jurassic
Age Old: Triassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Argentite
Ore: Stephanite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Commodity): Ore Materials: ARGENTITE, STEPHANITE , GOLD, QUARTZ

Comment (Commodity): Gangue Materials: FINE GRAIN QTZ. GANGUE

Comment (Deposit): The deposit consists of a FISSURE REPLACEMENT VEIN OF QUARTZ CONTAINING STREAKS OF ARGENTITE AND STEPHANITE WITH MINOR GOLD.

Comment (Development): The earliest reference to the mine is from 1917. The mine was active in the 1980's. The mill was scheduled to be added in 1982 to increase capacity by 600 tpd. It was listed as an active open pit Ag- Au mine in 1983 with gravity concentration and flotation mill. The operation employed a total of 14 persons in the 1980s.

Comment (Location): UTM IS TO MINE BUILDING SHOWN ON TOPO BELOW OLD WORKINGS.

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT, TWO TUNNEL LEVELS, LARGE OPEN PIT.

Comment (Economic Factors): Production during the 1960s through1977 was predominantly silica and some Ag, Au. From 1978 through1983, an unknown quantity of Ag and Au were produced. Reserves are unknown, if any.

Comment (Geology): THIN INTERBEDS OF METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. ORE OCCURS IN A VERY LARGE QUARTZ VEIN UP TO 50 FT. THICK.

Comment (Identification): All information from record No. M035909 has been incorporated into this record.

References

Reference (Deposit): Moore, J. G., 1969 , Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lyon, Douglas and Ormsby Counties, Nevada, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin75 .

Reference (Deposit): Bray, J. C., 1917 , NBMG Open File Report (Unpublished)

Reference (Deposit): Division of Mine Inspection, Dec, 1983, Directory of Nevada Mine Operations Active During Calendar Year 1983.

Reference (Deposit): Nevada State Journal, 1/28/82, "Gold Miners Unveil Expansion".

Reference (Deposit): Quade, J., Garside, L.J., NBMG Sample #4447 Site Visit, July 13, 1989.

Reference (Deposit): Long, K.R., DeYoung, J.H., Jr., and Ludington, S.D., 1998, Database of significant deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the United States; Part A, Database description and analysis; part B, Digital database: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-206, 33 p., one 3.5 inch diskette.

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.