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Nevada · Humboldt County

Dry Hills Silver Prospect

Unconfirmed Silver Mixed Underground / Surface

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Key facts

State
Nevada
County
Humboldt
Mining district
Potosi District; Getchell District
Development status
Occurrence
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Silver
Verification
Unconfirmed

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

Structure: Reg.Struct: Ne-Trending Thrust Fault. Fault Zone Alteration: Silicification Of Wall Rock Near Vein Deposit: White quartz vein 3 inches to 2 ft wide, along fault zone; vein curves from n40 W to n80 W and back to nn W along strike; wall rock…

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  • USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Occurrence

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Quartz
  • Argillite
  • commodity:Antimony
  • commodity:Copper
  • commodity:Lead
  • commodity:Silver
  • Quartz

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 429725

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (6)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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