Silver Side

Past Producer in Lander county in Nevada, United States with commodity Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098614
MRDS ID M232523
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Side

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.72093, 40.32963 (WGS84)
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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 028N 047E 06 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerargyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.72093, 40.32963

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Deposit Is Upper Plate Of Roberts Mtn Thrust

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sheeted And Faulted Cones In The Country Rock Served To Localize Intrusive Dikes & Hydrothermal Fluids.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year <1910
Year of first production <1910

Mining district

District name Bullion

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 190.5M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL

Comments on development

  • 625-FT TUNNEL DRIVEN ON A VEIN

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M232523

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAGER, H. K. (1977) GEOLOGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF LANDER CO. NEV, N.B.M. BULL 88

  • Deposit

    USBM (WINNEMUCCA) MILS NO. 75, REFERENCE NO. 3201500119

  • Deposit

    EMMONS, W. H. (1910) RECON OF MINING DISTRICTS IN ELKO, LANDER & EUREKA COS. USGS BULL 408

  • Deposit

    WRUCKE, C. T. (1974) GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TENABO AREA, LANDER CO NEV., USGS MAP-647

  • Production

    STAGER, H. K. (1977)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINE IS DEVELOPED BY A TUNNEL WHICH IS RUN 625 FEET SOUTHWARD ON A VEIN WHICH DIPS 20 TO 38 DEGREES E. THE VEIN IS 3 FEET WIDE AND IS APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO THE BEDDING ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit VEIN PARALLEL TO BEDDINF; FAULT ZONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 Kirkham, Richard A. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology