Pennsylvania Mine South

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States

Copper Silver Gold

Land & claims · BLM · live

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BLM MLRS ↗Claims at this point ↗Surface mgmt ↗

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

Model150: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Deposit sizeSmall

Ore controlShear Zone, Fractures

Materials

Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Tetrahedrite

GanguePyrite, Quartz

Geology

Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock,Ash-Flow Tuff,Andesite · Prospect Mountain Quartzite;Pioche Shale

Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Ash-Flow Tuff,Andesite

StructureCaliente Caldron Complex, Faults, Fractures

AlterationPropylitization, Silicification

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

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References

BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, SEPT. 13, 1983.TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL 73, P. 170-172, PL I, II.NBMG DISTRICT FILES, REPORT ON TOM JOHNSTON PROPERTYGRAPEVINE SPRING G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, 1983, FOR BLM

Identification

Deposit ID10046481

MRDS IDM241648

Alternate namesOwl Claim?, Part of Tom Johnston Property, Part of Alta Claims

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates37.41664, -114.47527