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San Rafael Mine

Past Producer in Nye county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc
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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. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044273
MRDS ID M231664
Record type Site
Current site name San Rafael Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.96734, 39.04298 (WGS84)
Elevation 1622
Relative position 0.1 MILES W-NW OF QUARTZ MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nye(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Quartz Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Creek Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Millett(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gabbs Valley(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(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 Nye

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
014N 037E Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE SHIPPED AVERAGED 12 % PB, 12 OZ AG, 0.04-0.25 OZ AU/TON

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 72
USGS model code 19a
Deposit model name Polymetallic replacement
Mark3 model number 47

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Luning
    Rock description Luning

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.96734, 39.04298
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vein Is Cut Off At The 352- Ft Level By A Mineralized Fault (The Vertical Or East Vein); Several Cross-Faults.

Ore body information

  • Strike N-W LEASE VEIN-N40W
    Dip EASTLEASE VEIN-25NE
    Length 36.58M
    Width 4.27M
    Depth to bottom 85.34M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Replacement Deposits Are Control By The Bedding Planes. Vein Deposits Are Located On Faults.

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE VEIN IS CUT OFF AT THE 352-FT LEVEL BY A MINERALIZED FAULT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1920

Mining district

District name Lodi District/Quartz Mtn.

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Exploration Ltd.
    First year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner San Rafall Consolidated Mines Co.
    First year 1927

Comments on the production information

  • $90,000 PRODUCED BETWEEN 1920 - 1925. $215,565 PRODUCED BETWEEN 1926-1927.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 609.6M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 450 FT, 40 DEG INCLINE SHAFT.

Comments on development

  • AT THE END OF 1925, WORD OF $90000 WORTH OF ORE FROM THE ANNETT-WALKER LEASE CAUSED A BOOM IN 1926. DRILLING PROGRAMS HAVE CONTINUED SPORADICALLY TO THE PRESENT TIME. NEW ORE WAS DISCOVERED ON SAN RAFAEL GROUND DURING A DRILLING PROGRAM IN 1967-1968 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF EINAR ERICKSON, CONSULTANT FOR EXPLORATION LIMITED. THE COMPANY OPTIONED THE PROPERTY TO ERICKSON IN 1973.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRAL, V.E., 1951, MINERAL RESOURCES OF NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 50, P. 94-95.

  • Deposit

    KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS.

  • Production

    KRAL, 1951, P. 94.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SAN RAFAEL VEIN; VERTICAL VEIN (=EAST VEIN); FOOTWALL VEIN (=LEASE VEIN)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1980 Wong, George (Roberts, Ralph) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1982 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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