Nevada · Lincoln County
Past Producer
Pennsylvania Mine North Mine North
Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
Copper Silver Gold
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Deposit sizeSmall
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Clay, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone · Prospect Mountain Quartzite;Pioche Shale
Associated rockLatite,Andesite
StructureCaliente Caldron Complex, Faults
AlterationPropylitization, Silicification Of Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
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References
TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, NEV BUR MINES BULL 73BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, SEPT 13, 1983.NBMG DISTRICT FILE 178, ITEM 3, 1953NBMG DISTRICT FILES, REPORT ON TOM JOHNSTON PROPERTYGRAPEVINE SPRING G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, 1983, FOR BLM.
Identification
Deposit ID10037385
MRDS IDM032086
Alternate namesPart of Alta Claims, Charity, Sureshot Claims, Part of Tom Johnston Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.41775, -114.47527
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.