USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Nevada · Humboldt County
Silver Camel Mine
Mindat Confirmed Silver Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Nevada
- County
- Humboldt
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Silver
- Verification
- Mindat Confirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Deposit: Development consisted of several trenches and shallow shafts totaling 1500 ft. With the deepest shaft 95 ft. Deep. ; info.src : 1 pub lit Geology: Cerargyrite ("hornsilver") occurs in narrow seams up to 4 inches wide, all less than 20 ft. Bel…
Additional documented workings
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Shaft
— documented in 1 source record,
noting 1500 ft, 95 ft deep, 20 ft.
Mindat
View individual source records (3)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
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Shaft
· depth 1500 ft
Documented in Mindat locality data. Evidence: Deposit: Development consisted of several trenches and shallow shafts totaling 1500 ft. With the deepest shaft 95 ft. Deep. ; info.sr…
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
Verification
Mindat Confirmed
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why confirmed?
Mindat locality corroborates underground workings.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Alunite
- Cerargyrite
- Alunite
- Chlorargyrite
- commodity:Silver
- Conglomerate
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 430115
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (4)
- underground workings
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