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Milford Mine

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111423
MRDS ID M030078
Record type Site
Current site name Milford Mine
Related records 10149633

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.49195, 35.70889 (WGS84)
Elevation 1097
Relative position 9 MILES DUE SOUTH, 17 MILES BY ROAD FROM 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
025S 058E 31 Nevada

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Hydrozincite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Gangue

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) -115.49195, 35.70889
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Geologic structures

Type Description Terms
Regional Large Scale Thrust Faults
Local Contact Between 2 Members Is Broken By 9 Faults Within 1000 Feet West Of The Milford Shaft, A Westward And Ne Dipping Group.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia Zone Permeability

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE BODIES FOLLOW THE CONTACT OF BULLION DOLOMITE AND ANCHOR LIMESTONE. ORE BEARING BRECCIA LIES ALONG THE FAULTS THAT ARE WESTWARD DIPPING. THERE ARE 5 DISTINCT ORE BODIES.

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 Goodsprings Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • RECORDED PRODUCTION INCLUDES ADDISON MINE. TOTAL AMOUNT ORE FROM MILFORD UP TO 1928 WAS 3,369 TONS, ADDISON WAS 840 TONS. PB ORE CONTAINED 37 - 70 % PB, 2 - 5 OZ. AG/TON. MIXED PB/ZN ORE CONTAINED 13 - 27 % PB AND 22 - 34 % ZN. ZINC ORE CONTAINED 36 - 47 % ZN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 137.16M
    Overall depth 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • THERE ARE 4 LEVELS IN THE MINE AT 100 , 200 , 300 & 400 FEET

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M030078

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD. USGS PROF. PAPER 162 P. 165 - 166 .

  • Deposit

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

  • 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