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Kattenhorn Mine

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109769
MRDS ID M231405
Record type Site
Current site name Kattenhorn Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.83316, 40.41908 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position 20 MILES SSE 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 029N 046E 05 Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • NW SIDE MAYSVILLE CANYON, NEAR BLUE DICK MINE

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marcasite Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Strong, Of Porphyry-Argillic, Of Quartzite, Tco

Analytical data

Result SOME ORE RAN AS HIGH AS 3000 OZ. AG PER 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 Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Rock unit name Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
    Rock description Quartz Monzonite Porphyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Quartzite
    Rock description Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.83316, 40.41908
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Roberts Mtn. Thrust At Depth
Local N45w

Ore body information

  • Dip 50SW
    Thickness 0.76M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciation, Fractures, Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • 3 QUARTZ VEINS, 6 TO 30 INCHES THICK. TEXTURE OF ORE HERE INDICATES STIBNITE WAS SHATTERED AFTER DEPOSITION AND INTERSTICES BETWEEN GRAINS WERE FILLED WITH MARCASITE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1882
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place

Mining district

District name Hilltop

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION, 1880'S, 1913-1923

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SIX ADITS AND OTHER WORKINGS TOTALLING SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET. IN THE 1880'S, THE MINE WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO HUNTINGTON GRINDING UNITS AND FOUR AMALGAMATING PANS.

Comments on development

  • PROSPECTORS DISCOVERED GOLD IN MAYSVILLE CANYON IN 1882. THE MINE CLOSED IN 1890, TO REOPEN FROM 1913-1923.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M231405

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAGER, H. K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV.; NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 88, PT II

  • Deposit

    VANDERBURG, W. O., 1939, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN LANDER CO., NEV: U.S.B.M. INFO. CIRC. 7043

  • Deposit

    GILLULY, J. & GATES, O., 1965, TECTONIC AND IGNEOUS GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN SHOSHONE RANGE, NEV., WITH SECION ON ECON. GEOL. BY K. KETNER: USGS PROF. PAPER 465.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE QUARTZ VEINS, 6 TO 30 IN. THICK. TEXTURE OF ORE HERE INDICATES STIBNITE WAS SHATTERED AFTER DEPOSITION AND INTERSTICES BETWEEN GRAINS WERE FILLED WITH MARCASITE.
Deposit PROSPECTORS DISCOVERED GOLD IN MAYSVILLE CANYON IN 1882. DEVELOPMENT OF KATTENHORN CONSISTS OF SIX ADITS AND OTHER WORKINGS TOTALLING SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET. IN 1880'S, THE MINE WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO HUNTINGTON GRINDING UNITS AND FOUR AMALGAMATING PANS. IT CLOSED IN 1890, TO REOPEN FROM 1913 TO 1923. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1980 La Pointe, D. D. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology