| Deposit ID | 10046011 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233916 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dead Horse |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Butte, Ball Mt. Lead |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.18228, 40.28325 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IN SADDLE SW OF SMALL BUTTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Medicine Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ruby Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Long-Ruby Valleys(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 028N | 060E | 24,23 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Lead | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -115.18228, 40.28325 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zones |
| General form | TABULAR, POCKETS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N35E |
| Dip | 80 E |
| Length | 457.2M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1911 |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| District name | Mud Springs (Dead Horse Medicine Springs Butte Valley) |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Golden Pipe Exploration Co |
| First year | 1978 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233916 |
GRANGER, ET ALL, (1957) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, NBM. BULL. 54.
HILL, JAMES M, (1916), NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL 648
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56
MINES REGISTER 1937
HUNT, S.F. (1936) MINING GEOLOGY OUTLINED: P. MSM REPRINT
GRANGER, A. ET AL., (1957)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEAD HORSE OR SILVER BUTTE MINE OF 5 CLAIMS IS LOCATEDING SADDLE SE OF A SMALL BUTTE OT THE N END OF THE RUBY HILLS. FIRST DISCUERIES IN THE DISTRICT WERE IN 1910, AND THE DEAD HORSE MINE WAS LOCATED IN 1910, AND THE DEAD HORSE MINE WAS LOCATED IN 1911. THE ORE FOLLOWS A 2-3 FT WIDE FRACTURE, THAT HAS A STRIKE LENGTH OF 1500 FT (N35E). THE GANGUE IS CONIPOSED OF CALCITE, QUARTZ, AND BANTE WITH US/UE IN POCKETS OF LEAD CARBENTION AND SULPHATES, ON THE HASIGING FUENE IS A FOOT OF LEDGE MAKRIAL CARRYING POCKETS AND STRINGERS OF GOLENA GURROUNDED BY ANGLESITE AND CERUSITE. THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF ORE WAS MADE IN 1915 TO THE USSR SMELTER IN SALT LAKE CITY. IT WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BY THE NEVADA DIVIDEND MINING COMPANY WITH SOME OF THE ORE RUNNING AS HIGH AS 100 OZ AG AND 3 OZ AU. A 100 TON FLOTATION MILL WAS BUILT IN 1929 AND WAS IN OPERATION IN SEPTEMBER 1929. THE ORE AVERAGED 7-20% PB. THE MINE AND MILL WERE ACTIVE IN 1935. IN 1937 IT WAS BEING RENOVATED TO START WORK AGAIN. THE |
| Deposit | SILVER BUTTE CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY WAS INCORPORATED ABOUT 1923 TO CONSOLIDATE THE NEVADA DIVIDEND M. COMPANY PROPERTY AND THE BUTTE VALLEY MINING COMPANY. THIS GROUP WAS OWNED BY SALT LAKE CITY INVESTORS. THE MINE WAS DEVELOPED BY A 2 COMPARTMENT, 600 FT VERTICAL SHAFT WITH 6 LEVELS, AND IN ALL ABOUT 4000 FT OF WORKINGS; THERE ARE OTHER SHALLOW WORKINGS. THE MINE AND MILL WERE OPERATING AGAIN IN 1951 ON THEIR 19 LODE CLAIMS, UNDER LEASE TO THE SILVER BUTTE CONSOLIDATED MINING CO. THE MILL WAS LOCATED AT MEDICINE SPRINGS, 6 MILES WEST OF THE SILVER BUTTE (DEAD HORSE) MINE. THIS MINE WAS THE PRINCIPAL PRODUCER IN THE DISTRICT, AND IS CREDITED WITH A SMALL PRODUCTION THE MILL INSTALLED IN 1950 AT MEDICINE SPRINGS WAS A 60 TON WET CONCENTRATING PLANT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | VEIN/REPLACEMENT OF LIMESTONE ALONG FRACTURES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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