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Cahill mine, Birch Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USAi
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Cahill mineMine
Birch Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Lander CountyCounty
NevadaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 23' 6'' North , 116° 59' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.38517,-116.98706
GeoHash:
G#: 9rhb1cuek
GRN:
N27W65
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Austin192 (2011)13.9km
Kingston113 (2011)20.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
59833
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59833:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Sec 35 T18N R44E. Gold silver
Deposit: The mine is developed by two adits and about 2000 ft of underground workings along a steeply dipping north-striking vein in quartz monzonite. Gold was deiscovered here in 1916. ; info.src : 1 pub lit the vein strikes n-s and dips steeply.

Development: In 1916 john cahill discovered high-grade gold ore, and the nevada birch creek mining co, was organized in 1919 to carry on development work.

Geology: The vein contains gold and some silver in quartz. The prevailing rocks in the vicinity are andesite, hyolite, and granodiorite (?).

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

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OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu

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References

Stewart, John H., McKee, Edwin H., Stager, Harold K. (1977) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lander County, Nevada. Bulletin 88. Nevada Bureau of Mines
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