Nevada · Nye County
Past Producer

Sierra Nevada Mine

Nye County, Nevada, United States
SilverGold
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Description

Charles J. Kanrohat

Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlBrecciated Zone
Materials
GangueQuartz, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Rhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite,Granite · Porphyry Of Kanrohat;Toquima Pluton
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1873
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID10045732
MRDS IDM233533
Alternate namesClaims of Jefferson Gold and Silver Mining Co.: Sierra Nevada,, Union-South, Oregon, Admiral, Monitor, Starry-Flag, Bryan, Kearsage,, Maine, New York, Missouri, Berlin, Prussian Fraction, Alabama,, Jefferson Cross., Kanrohat Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.71271, -116.97731
References
KLEINHAMPL, F.J., AND ZIONY, J.I., (IN PRESS) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.; NBMG BULL.LINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO.BERG, L.R., 1942, A HISTORY OF THE TONOPAH AREA AND ADJACENT REGION OF CENTRAL NEVADA; 1827-1941: M.A. THESIS, UNRCLARK, W.J., 1914, UNPUBLISHED STATEMENT OF THE JEFFERSON GOLD AND SILVER MINING CO: NBMG FILE 247 ITEM 7.BLACKBURN, W.H., 1919, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE JEFFERSON GOLD AND SILVER MINING CO: NBMG FILE 247 ITEM 10STOCKLEY, L.A., 1911; AND PROF. GEO. S. HOPKINS,-UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON SIERRA-NEVADA GROUP: NBMG FILE 247, ITEM 12.KRAL, V.E. (1951)