Mine detail: Old Sylvania Mine

Previously called 'Inspiration No 1-7 Relocated? As Bullion Nos 1-7 Claims? ClairSilver and Lead Mine. In 1910-Claims Were Great Western No.2Stateline No. 2BuserOmahaOneidaOhioHazle GreenAnd St. Patrick Plus 2 Millsites and Other Claims4 Aces Claim'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.40106, -117.72064

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead
Tertiary:	Tungsten, Molybdenum, Zinc, Gold, Iron
Ore:	Calamine, Molybdenite, Wulfenite
Gangue:	Chlorite, Garnet, Limonite
Orebody form:	TABULAR, LENSES
Discovery year:	1860

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1875

Geology

Host rock:	Reed Dolomite;Wyman
Host type:	Limestone,Dolomite
Associated rock:	Sylvania Pluton
Associated type:	Quartz Monzonite

References

MRDS	M241974
DEP	10046768
Reference	{Deposit:: BAKER, ARTHUR III, 1964, UNPUBLISHED NOTES ON SCOUTING TRIP IN LIDA DISTRICT: NBMG FILE 95, ITEM 1}{Deposit:: NBMG BULL 78, P. 63-64, 71.}{Deposit:: HUGHES, H.H., 1959, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON SYLVANIA MINE: NBMG FILE 102, ITEM 3.}{Deposit:: JONES, J.P., 1959, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON SYLVANIA MINE; NBMG FILE 102, ITEM 4.}{Deposit:: PRICE, LITTLETON, 1925, REPORT ON BULLION CONSOLIDATED MINES, SYLVANIA MINING DISTRICT; NBMG FILE 102, ITEM 5.}{Deposit:: CRAMPTON, THEO H.M., 1922, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON BULLION CONSOLIDATED MINING CO; NBMG FILE 102, ITEM 8}{Deposit:: CLYMER, E.T., 1910, UNPUBLISHED LETTER AND STOCK OFFERING ON SYLVANIA LEAD-SILVER MINE: NBMG FILE 102 ITEM 10.}{Deposit:: TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, 17 AUGUST, 1982.}{Production:: HUGHES, H., 1959, UNPUB. REPT., NBMG FILE 102 ITEM 3. JONES, J.P., 1959; PRICE, L., 1925.}
Reporter	La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.)