Cleveland Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046017
MRDS ID M233923
Record type Site
Current site name Cleveland Mine
Alternate or previous names Cleavland Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.26532, 41.66908 (WGS84)
Elevation 2057
Relative position W SLOPE OF MINE MT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elko(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dry Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackpot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wells(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pilot-Thousand Springs, Nevada, Utah(hydrologic unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(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 Elko

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
044N 068E 28 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Argentite Ore
Bindheimite Ore
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Jasper Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silification

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 Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Grandeur Member
    Rock description Grandeur Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.26532, 41.66908

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, TABULAR
    Strike N
    Dip 30 42 W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults, Bedding Planes

Comments on the geologic information

  • 1,800 FT. SE OF CLEVELAND SHAFT, TIN-BEARING VEIN 2 FT THICK BETWEEN IRON OXIDE LAYERS 6 IN.-15 IN. THICK. SAMPLES SHOWED UP TO 2% TIN. TIN OCCURS AS FINE GRAINED CASSITERITE (?) IN YELLOW EARTHY STRINGERS IN BRECCIATED VEINS OF QUARTZ AND JASPER HEALED WITH CHALCEDONY AND OPAL ALONG BEDDING PLANE FAULTS IN SHALY LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1908
Year of first production 1908

Mining district

District name Delano (Delno)

Comments on the production information

  • OVER $100,000 WORTH OF TOTAL PRODUCTION, INCLUDING SOME ANTIMONY, GOLD, COPPER & TIN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 2042.16M
    Overall depth 137.16M

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS, ADITS, DRIFTS, STOPES, SHAFTS

Comments on development

  • FEE, PATENTED CLAIM. THE MINE PRODUCED ORE INTER MITTENTLY FROM 1908 TO 1949 WHEN IT SHUT DOWN. MOST RECENT ACTIVITY WAS THE SINKING OF THE BRACKEN SHAFT AND DRIVING OF 2 ADITS FOR EXPLORATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SLACK, J.F., 1972, STRUCTURE, PETROLOGY, AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE INDIAN SPRINGS (DELANO MTS) REGION, ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA. M.S. THESIS MIAMI UNIVERSITY

  • Deposit

    OLSEN, D.R., 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE DELNO MINING DISTRICT AND VICINITY, ELKO CO., NEVADA PHD. U. OF UTAH.

  • Deposit

    GRANGER, A.E., ET ALL, 1957, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, NBM BULL 54

  • Production

    SLACK, J.F. (1972), OLSEN, D.R., (1960)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPLACEMENT OF FAVORABLE LIMESTONE, CONTROLLED BY FAULTS. ALSO, A 2-FT. THICK TIN-VEIN CUP TO 2% SN)
Deposit THE CLEVELAND MINE HAS ABOUT 6700 FT OF WORKINGS EXCLUSIVE OF SLOPES-TO A DEPTH OF 450 FT DOWN DIP OF THE BEDDING, AND LATERALLY ABOUT 670 FT. MOST OF THE ORE WAS EXTRACTED FROM ABOVE THE 300 FT LEVEL. THE SOUTH END OF THE PROPERTY WAS EXPLORED BY NUMEROUS PITS AND ADITS. THE MINE PRODUCED ORE INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1908 TO 1949 WHEN THE MINE SHUTDOWN. THE MOST RECENT ACTIVITY HAS BEEN THE SINKING OF THE BRACKEN SHAFT 400 FT NNW OF THE CLEVELAND SHAFT, AND DRIVING OF 2 ADITS ABOVE THE BRACKEN SHAFT FOR EXPLORATION. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1954 ON CLEVELAND PATENTED CLAIM ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Tingley, J.V. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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

External references

Authoritative Nevada resources

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