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Vanderburg (1938) writes: "The silver deposits occur at the south end of the sulphur deposits
Vanderburg (1938) writes: "The silver deposits occur at the south end of the sulphur deposits
a short distance from a place called the Devil's Corral, a natural amphitheater
a short distance from a place called the Devil's Corral, a natural amphitheater
formed by highly colored rocks. The principal property in the
formed by highly colored rocks"<ref>W. O. Vanderburg, "[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006866518 Reconnaissance of mining districts in Humboldt county, Nevada]," U. S. Bureau of Mines 6995, p. 20, 1938.</ref>
early days was the Silver Camel mine, which is reported to have produced
$100,000 in high-grade silver ore from 1908 to about 1312, principally
by lessees. In recent years the only mining has been done by James Brown
of Sulphur, Nev., on the Hornsilver claim."
 
"Development consists of a number of trenches and shallow shafts totaling
about 1,500 feet. The deepest shaft is 95 feet de3p. There is no
equipment on the ground, and all mining in former years was done by hand
methods."
 
"The silver occurs as cerargyrite (hornsilver) in narrow seams varying
from a fraction of an inch up to 4 inches in width. No ore was found at a
depth greater than 20 feet from the surface. An adit driven 300 feet
to tap the ore zone at depth, but it did not disclose anything of importance.
The deposits are unusual in that the narrow seams of cerargyrite occur in
a cemented conglomerate."<ref>W. O. Vanderburg, "[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006866518 Reconnaissance of mining districts in Humboldt county, Nevada]," U. S. Bureau of Mines 6995, p. 20, 1938.</ref>


== Mines ==
== Mines ==
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** [http://www.mindat.org/loc-5831.html Mindat]
** [http://www.mindat.org/loc-5831.html Mindat]
* [[Silver Camel Mine]] - Possible source of [[Hardin City | Hardin's]] specimen.
* Sulphur Mine
* Sulphur Mine


Revision as of 05:06, 26 December 2014

The Sulphur Mining District contains the ghost town of Sulphur.[1]

Devils Corral

Vanderburg (1938) writes: "The silver deposits occur at the south end of the sulphur deposits a short distance from a place called the Devil's Corral, a natural amphitheater formed by highly colored rocks"[2]

Mines

References

  1. ↑ Joseph V. Tingley, "Mining Districts of Nevada," Report 47, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, 1998, 2nd Edition. See map for details.
  2. ↑ W. O. Vanderburg, "Reconnaissance of mining districts in Humboldt county, Nevada," U. S. Bureau of Mines 6995, p. 20, 1938.
  • Clark, I. C., Recently Recognized Alunite Deposits and Sulphur, Humboldt County, Nev.: Eng. & Min. Jour., vol. 106, pp. 159-163. (From Vanderburg)
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