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Pilgrim Mine

Past Producer in Clark county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037030
MRDS ID M030075
Record type Site
Current site name Pilgrim Mine
Related records 10246496

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.4889, 35.86917 (WGS84)
Elevation 1366
Relative position 5 MILES NW OF GOODSPRINGS
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
024S 058E 08 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calamine Ore
Galena Ore
Hydrozincite Ore
Pyromorphite Ore
Wulfenite Ore

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 > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.4889, 35.86917
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Large Scale Overthrusts; Potosi Thrust A Few Hundred Ft. To The E
Local Locally Folded And Jointed

Ore body information

  • Strike NW
    Dip SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Complicated Structure Of The Beds Where They Overlie The Potosi Thrust Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • LEAD MINERALS MORE ABUNDANT THAN ZINC. GALENA IS COARSE CRYSTALS IN CAVERNOUS DOLOMITE BRECCIA. NEARLY PURE PYROMORPHITE VEIN ( 8 INCHES WIDE ) PRESENT. ORE MAINLY IN FOLDS ALONG THE BEDDING PLANES.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goodsprings

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Pilgrim Mining Co.
    First year 1922

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 45.72M
    Overall depth 36.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGEST STOPE LIES ABOVE 60 FT.-LEVEL

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M030075

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD., USGS PROF. PAPER 162 , P. 127 .

  • Deposit

    LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY OF MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO.: NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 62 .

  • Deposit

    SCHILLING, 1962 B, MOLYBDENUM IN NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT 2 .

  • Production

    LONGWELL, ETAL, 1965

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1978 Theodore, Ted G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1979 Harner, Joy L. (Roberts, Ralph J.) U.S. Geological Survey