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Southern Nevada Mine

Occurrence in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037143
MRDS ID M031013
Record type Site
Current site name Southern Nevada Mine
Alternate or previous names Spokane
Related records 10208329

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.92193, 35.48445 (WGS84)
Elevation 1128
Relative position NEAR THE HIGHWAY NORTH OF SEARCHLIGHT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Searchlight(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Piute Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management NV)

Bureau of Land Management NV BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
028S 063E 27 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.92193, 35.48445
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 70 W
    Dip 80 S

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEIN CONSISTS OF A BRECCIA OF COUNTRY ROCK CEMENTED BY COMB QUARTZ, CONTAINING COARSE CALCITE IN VUGS AND A LITTLE COPPER STAIN. SOME LANELLAR CALCITE AND QUARTZ ALSO OCCURRED ON THE DUMP.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Searchlight

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • VEIN EXPOSED ON THE SURFACE IS EXPLORED BY 3 SHAFTS OR DEEP PITS. NORTH OF THE MILL ARE 2 SHAFTS INCLINED TO THE SOUTH AND INACCESSIBLE IN 1931 .

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALLAGHAN, E., 1939 , GEOLOGY OF THE SEARCHLIGHT DISTRICT, CLARK CO. USGS BULL. 906-D P. 175

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEVELOPMENT CEASED WHEN BLOSSOM DEPOSIT DISCOVERED, AND WATER ( REACHED 200 FT. DOWN ) SUPPLIED WATER FOR THE 10 STAMP MILL WHERE THE BLOSSOM ORE WAS MILLED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Nevada resources

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