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White and Shiloh Mine

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Iron, Antimony
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10044074
MRDS ID M231395
Record type Site
Current site name White and Shiloh Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.13095, 40.56518 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position 12 MILES SW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN
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Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Lander

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 031N 043E 09,16 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • ONE SIDE OF N. HEAD OF DUCK CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Zinc Secondary
Copper Secondary
Iron Tertiary
Antimony Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Pyrite Unknown

Alteration

  • (Local) Leaching Of Country Rocks

Analytical data

Result 1873 ORE YEILDED $350/TON IN SILVER

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Battle Formation; Harmony Formation
    Rock description Battle Formation;Harmony Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.13095, 40.56518
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Thrust Faults
Local Numerous Faults: 2 Sets-Nw And Ne-Trending

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N-S
    Dip MOD.W
    Thickness 0.91M
    Length 304.8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zones, Brecciation, Intersection Of Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE OCCURRED AS A REPLACEMENT OF CRUSHED WALLROCK WHERE FRACTURE ZONE SPLITS.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1869
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place
Year of first production 1875

Mining district

District name Battle Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Berry, F. Langwith
    First year 1950

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION GIVEN ABOVE IS FOR 1937-1951 SHIPMENTS OF TAILINGS AND INCLUDES 1,424 LB. ZN. IN ADDITION, 1380 TONS ORE WERE PRODUCED IN 1870-1875 WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF APPROX $153,200. THIS ORE RAN UP TO $350/TON IN SILVER AT THAT TIME.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 48.77M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 TUNNELS, SHAFT

Comments on development

  • LARGE PRODUCER IN THE 1870'S, BUT IDLE AFTER 1885. PART OF THE FRENCH CO. HOLDINGS FROM 1880'S TO POST-1912.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231395

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STEWART, J.H., MCKEE, E.H. AND STAKER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA

  • Deposit

    HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 594.

  • Deposit

    ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA; U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.

  • Production

    ROBERTS, R.J. AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE VEIN IS WITHIN A PROMINENT NORTH-TRENDING FAULT ZONE ON THE FRINGE OF A COPPER-GOLD ZONE. THE VEIN RANGES IN THICKNESS FROM A FEW INCHES TO 3 FT AND HAS BEEN TRACED FOR THOUSANDS OF FEET ONLY STRIKE. FIRST CLAIM WAS RECORDED IN 1869. THE VEIN WAS A LARGE PRODUCER INTHE EARLY 1870'S, BUT LAY IDLE AFTER 1885. THE 2 TUNNELS AND 160 FT. SHAFT WERE ABANDONED AND CAVED IN 1912. IT WAS PART OF THE FRENCH CO. HOLDINGS FROM EARLY 1880'S TO POST-1912. PROPERTY WAS OWNED IN 1950'S BY F. LANGWITHBERRY AND OTHER HEIRS OF THE LANGWITH ESTATE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit VEIN, FAULT ZONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1912 Flynn, Patricia Dodd Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology