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Lavina Mine

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103570
MRDS ID M031117
Record type Site
Current site name Lavina Mine
Related records 10197753

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.47834, 35.84472 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Relative position 2 1/2 MILES W 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 21 Nevada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore

Analytical data

Result SULFIDE-BEARING QTZ. VEINS SHOWED 0.4 OZ AU/TON AND 1.0 OZ AG/TON, & 3% CU. PORPHYRY WITH DISSEMINATED PYRITE CONTAINED LESS THAN .04 OZ AU/TON.

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 Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.47834, 35.84472
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Large Scale Overthrusts

Comments on the geologic information

  • DIKE WAS INTRUDED ALONG THE CONTACT THRUST WITH FORCED TONGUES IN UNDERNEATH BLOCK. MINERAL GROUP WAS UNCOMMON, AND WORKINGS REVEAL THE EXTENT AND RELATIONS OF ONE OF THE GRANITE PORPHYRY INTRUSIONS.

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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall depth 53.34M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M031117

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD,; USGS PROF. PAPER 162 P. 107 - 108 .

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    LONGWELL, ETAL, 1965

Reporter information

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