| Deposit ID | 10149252 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0320210132 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Simon Silver Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nevada Mine, Simon Lead |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.86764, 38.56663 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mineral(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Simon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ione Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tonopah(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Mineral |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 008 N | 037 E | 07 | C W2 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.86764, 38.56663 |
|---|
| Strike | N00W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 70W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 305M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 12M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 70M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1879 |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| District name | Bell District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Federal Resources Corp. |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1969 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0320210132 |
RANSOME AND BURCHARD, CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC GEOLOGY,
PT. H, KNOPF, A., ORE DEPOSITS OF CEDAR MTN., MINERAL CO.,
NEV., USGS BULL. 725, PP. 362, 370-377.
ROSS, D.C., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO.,
NEV., NEV. BU MINES BULL. 58, 1961, TB. 6.1, PT.1.
VANDERBURG, W.O., RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN MIN-
ERAL CO., NEV., US BU MINES I.C. 6941, 1937, PP. 17-18.
COUCH, B.F., AND CARPENTER, J.A., NEVADA'S METAL AND MINERAL
PRODUCTION (1859-1940, INCLUSIVE), NEV. BU MINES BULL. 38
STEVENS, G.R., GEOLOGY OF THE CEDAR RANGE, 1917, MINING AND
SCIENTIFIC PRESS, V. 114, PP. 130.
STEVENS, G.R., GEOLOGY OF THE CEDAR RANGE, MINING AND SCIEN-
TIFIC PRESS, 1917, V. 114, PP. 130.
GAGE, H.L. THE LEAD-ZINC MINES OF NEVADA, IN: SOME FOREIGN
AND DOMESTIC LEAD-ZINC MINES THAT COULD SUPPLY ZINC CON-
CENTRATES TO A PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTROLYTIC ZINC INDUS-
TRY. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION (CONFIDENTIAL REPORT)
1941, PP. 480-483.
LINCOLN, F.C., MINING DISTRICTS AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF
NEVADA, 1923, PP. 138-140.
BENSON, W.T., SUPPLEMENTARY EXAM. RPT., SIMON PB-AG CO. MIN-
ERAL CO., NEV., US BU MINES, WFOC MICROFILM FILE 80.8860.
ERAL CO., NEV., US BUMINES I.C. 6941, 1937, PP. 17-18.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-MAR-88 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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