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Spring City Mines, Paradise Valley Mining District, Humboldt County, Nevada, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 35' 59'' North , 117° 27' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Paradise Valley109 (2011)13.7km
Orovada155 (2011)28.0km
McDermitt172 (2011)49.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
430145
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:430145:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mount Rose; Montrose; Paradise Valley


Deposit: Veins the first claims were located in 1868, and it was organized As the mount rose district in 1873. The mines were actively worked from 1879 to 1891, with revivals of interest in 1907-1915 and 1931-1935, when a small amount of silver ore was mined. Most of the production was made prior to 1900 when records were incomplete. The early ore was crushed in stamps and treated by pan amalgamation. The early tailings were reworked twice, most recently in 1913-14. The major mining property in the district was the silver butte mining company. Decker (1974) reports that the number and size of the dumps indicate extensive workings on the main ridge in the district (mainly in sec. 22), and that the canyon contains the ruins of at least two mills. Some of the veins have yielded placers which were worked at a profit. ; info.src : 1 pub lit; 2 unpub rept; 3 field observ

Deposit type: Polymetallic veins

Geology: Geol.com: 2 parallel veins 1000 ft apart, up to 25 ft. Thick

Ore(s): Fractures

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8 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Group 3 - Halides
Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorargyriteAgCl
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag ChlorargyriteAgCl
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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Link to USGS MRDS:10099715

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