Illinois Mine

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States

Lead Silver Copper Zinc Antimony

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

PrimaryLead, Silver

SecondaryCopper

TertiaryZinc, Antimony

Commodity typeMetallic

Deposit

Deposit typeVein

Model85: Polymetallic veins

Deposit sizeSmall

WorkingsUnderground

Ore controlIntersection Of Cross-Faults With Main Lode.

Materials

Ore mineralsGalena

GangueQuartz

Geology

Host rockLimestone

StructureOverthrust

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

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References

TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO., NEV BUR MINES BULL 73BROWNE, J. R. 1868, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK FOR 1867,P. 339-340.RAYMOND, R. W., 1869, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK FOR 1868, P. 112-115.RAYMOND, R. W., 1870, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOK FOR 1869, P. 194-201.LINCOLN, F. C. , 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING COMPANY, REN-O, NEVADA.WEED, W. H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XV, P. 1334.TSCHANTZ, AND OTHERS, 1970

Identification

Deposit ID10046114

MRDS IDM234052

Alternate namesSilver Prince Mine, Ora Lovell MineLovell Mine

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates37.66802, -115.3828