Nevada · Lincoln County
Past Producer

Tem Piute Silver Mine Silver Mine

Lincoln County, Nevada, United States
SilverAntimonyArsenicCopper
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Description

Messrs Service And Plumb?

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Antimony, Arsenic, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite
StructureRocks Are Steeply East Dipping, Overturned To The North
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1869
Last production1935
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10105796
MRDS IDW016453
Alternate namesSterling Claim, Ryan
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.61246, -115.64254
References
TSCHANZ, C.M., AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO. NEVADA, NEVADA BUR. OF MINES, BULL 73 P.HILL, J.M., 1916, NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648 P.COUCH, B.F., CARPENTER, J.A., 1943, NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE) UNIV. OF NEVADA BULL 38, P. 85-89BUSECK, P.R., 1962, PH.D. THESIS, COLUMBIA UNIV.,N.YLINCOLN, F.C., 1923, MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA: NEV. NEWSLETTER PUB. CO., RENO, NV.