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Veta Grande Mine

Producer in Douglas county in Nevada, United States with commodities Silver, Silica, Gold
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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. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10310515
MRDS ID M035909
Record type Site
Current site name Veta Grande Mine
Related records 10037729

Comments on the site identification

  • All information from record No. M035909 has been incorporated into this record.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.62321, 38.83519 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position The mine is located 10 MI. SOUTH OF GARDNERVILLE OFF 395. 2.5 MI W OF RUBY HILL MINE, and 0.5 MILE EAST OF CARTER'S STATION ON U. S. HIGHWAY 395.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Douglas(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Double Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Smith Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walker Lake(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Carson(hydrologic unit)

Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Lahontan(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 Douglas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 011N 021E 09 10 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • UTM IS TO MINE BUILDING SHOWN ON TOPO BELOW OLD WORKINGS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Silica Primary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Materials: ARGENTITE, STEPHANITE , GOLD, QUARTZ
  • Gangue Materials: FINE GRAIN QTZ. GANGUE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Stephanite Ore
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) SILICIFICATION

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 150
USGS model code 25c
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Comstock
Mark3 model number 16

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock type qualifier meta-
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (oldest) Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (oldest) Triassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Rock type qualifier felsite dike intrusive
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.62321, 38.83519
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description E-W TRENDING FAULTS; NNW-TRENDING FAULTS

Ore body information

  • General form STREAKS

Comments on the geologic information

  • THIN INTERBEDS OF METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. ORE OCCURS IN A VERY LARGE QUARTZ VEIN UP TO 50 FT. THICK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1960
Year of last production 1977
Production years 1960s-1977

Mining district

District name Gardnerville (Eagle) District

Land status

Ownership category Private
Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner HIGH TECHNOLOGY RECOVERY SYSTEMS, INC., CLARENCE SIKKENGA, MINE MANAGER
    Home office RTE #2, BOX 114, GARDNERVILLE, NV 89410
    Year 1983
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Wellington Financial Group
    Home office RTE #2, BOX 114, GARDNERVILLE, NV 89410
    Year 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT, TWO TUNNEL LEVELS, LARGE OPEN PIT.

Comments on other economic factors

  • Production during the 1960s through1977 was predominantly silica and some Ag, Au. From 1978 through1983, an unknown quantity of Ag and Au were produced.
    Reserves are unknown, if any.

Comments on development

  • The earliest reference to the mine is from 1917. The mine was active in the 1980's. The mill was scheduled to be added in 1982 to increase capacity by 600 tpd. It was listed as an active open pit Ag- Au mine in 1983 with gravity concentration and flotation mill. The operation employed a total of 14 persons in the 1980s.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit The deposit consists of a FISSURE REPLACEMENT VEIN OF QUARTZ CONTAINING STREAKS OF ARGENTITE AND STEPHANITE WITH MINOR GOLD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-2003 LaPointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Editor 01-SEP-2007 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey Converted from S&A FileMaker format to Oracle. Edit checks on rocks, units, and ages with Geolex search, and other fields.

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