| Deposit ID | 10045995 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M233900 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Hoard |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.29254, 40.89436 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | NE OF SILVER ZONE BASIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elko(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Zone Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wendover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Elko |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 035N | 068E | 21 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -114.29254, 40.89436 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| District name | Proctor (Silver Zone) |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M233900 |
SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
LINCOLN, F.C. (1923), MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF NEVADA, NEVADA NEWSLETTER PUBL. CO.
POTTERSON, EDNA (1964), WHO NAMED IT?, ELKO INDEPENDANT-W. & M. MONROE PUBLISHERS
SMITH, R.M. (1976) P. 135-6
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS, SHEAR ZONE |
| Deposit | THE SILVER ZONE DISTRICT WAS DISCOVERED IN 1802 WHEN SILVER DISCOVERIES WERE MADE. A MINING 'RUSH' ENSUED AS THE SILVER MINES WERE DEVELOPED; A POST OFFICE SERVED THE AREA FOR A YEAR. IN 1917 THIS PROPERTY HAD A SMALL RECORDED PRODUCTION OF SILVER. THE EARLY PRODUCTION IS NOT KNOWN. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Tingley, J.V. | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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