All Nevada Mining Districts

O?Connor
County: Pershing
Comments: Exact location is unknown.
Reference: Virginia Evening Bulletin, August 10, 1863, 3:3

Oak Spring
Other names: Oak Springs, Climax
County: Nye
Discovered: 1905
Commodities: tungsten, molybdenum, gold, silver, copper, lead
Comments: The Oak Spring district is on the southern edge of the Belted Range, north of Yucca  Flat. The district includes the Climax tungsten mine and other workings near Oak SpringButte on the southeastern flank of the Belted Range and extends to the southeast to include workings southeast of Groom Pass in the Halfpint Range. In the earliest reference to this district, Ball (1906) used the name Oak Spring.
References: Ball, 1906, p. 70; Ball, 1907, p. 128; Hill, 1912, p. 223; Lincoln, 1923, p. 178; Stoddard,1932, p. 70; Gianella, 1945, p. 135; Kral, 1951, p. 138; Cornwall, 1972, p. 39; Bonham, 1976;Schilling, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 144; Tingley, 1989b, p. 7

Ohio
County: Pershing
Comments: Exact location unknown, possibly is near the Antelope Springs district.
Reference: Virginia Evening Bulletin, July 30, 1863, 3:2
Olinghouse
Other name: White Horse, Red Rock
County: Washoe
Discovered: 1860
Organized: 1899
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, lead, tungsten
Comments: The Olinghouse district is located in the eastern Pah Rah Range about 7 miles northwest of the town of Wadsworth. The district extends from the Truckee River Canyon on the south to Big Mouth Canyon on the north. The district was originally known as White Horse (organized in 1899); the townsite name was Olinghouse. In 1896, the southern portion of this district, located on the north side of the Truckee Canyon, was known as the Red Rock
district.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 226; Lincoln, 1923, p. 240; Stoddard, 1932, p. 85; Overton, 1947, p.70; Bonham, 1969, p. 72; Paher, 1970, p. 38; Bonham, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p.
202, Washoe County Mining Records, Book B, p. 402

Opalite
Other names: Cordero, McDermitt
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1924
Commodity: mercury
Comments: The Opalite district is located on the north central border of Humboldt County, and extends north into southern Malheur County, Oregon. The original district was centered around the Bretz Mine (discovered in 1917), north of the state line in Oregon. The Cordero deposit, located to the southeast in Humboldt County, Nevada, was discovered in 1924. The district in Nevada was originally named McDermitt for the town of that name. The Opalite district is now considered to include all of the area in both states.
References: Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 30; Gianella, 1945, p. 73; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 95;Willden, 1964, p. 132; Wong, 1982, table 1

Osceola
Other names: Weaver Creek, Summit Diggings, Hogum, Willard Creek, Grub Gulch, Dry Gulch,
Tungsten, Centennial
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1872
Organized: 1872
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper, tungsten, phosphate (guano)
Comments: The Osceola district covers both sides of the crest and the western summit of the Snake Range, extending from Osceola Summit south to Willard Creek and including the placer workings of Dry Gulch, Grub Gulch, Weaver Creek, Hogum, and Summit Diggins. The name Tungsten was used for a short time for an area in the southern part of the district, near the Black Mule Mine.
References: Whitehill, 1875, p. 78; Whitehill, 1879, p. 157; Angel, 1881, p. 662; Hill, 1912, p. 227; Lincoln, 1923, p. 253; Stoddard, 1932, p. 88; Hose and others, 1976, p. 60; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p.224

Pahranagat
Other names: Hiko, Irish Mountain, Pahranagat Lake, Crescent, Boomerang
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1865
Organized: 1865
Commodities: manganese, silver, lead, copper
Comments: Located in the vicinity of Silver Canyon in the Mount Irish Range about 10 miles
northwest of Hiko. The original name was Pahranagat but the district was later sometimes known as Pahranagat Lake, also sometimes referred to as Hiko for the nearby mill town, or as Irish Mountain, for the peak in central part of district. In 1871, the Crescent district, covering an area near Crescent Spring, was formed from the Pahranagat district but was in existance for only a short period of time. The Nevada Miner (1902) mentioned a Boomerang district that
may have been located in the area of the Crescent Mine.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 64; White, 1869, p. 80; Wheeler, 1872, p. 43; Angel, 1881, p. 485;
The Nevada Miner, Sept. 15, 1902, 16:2; Hill, 1912, p. 217; Lincoln, 1923, p. 123; Stoddard,
1932, p. 53; Averett, 1962, p. 33, Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 149; Tingley, 1991, p. 11

Palmetto
Other names: Pidgeon Springs, Fesler, Windypah
County: Esmeralda
Discovered: 1866
Organized: 1866
Commodities: silver, gold, lead, copper, talc
Comments: Located in the Palmetto Mountains in the vicinity of Palmetto Peak. Lincoln (1923) included the Windypah (Fesler) district to the north in the Palmetto district. The Pidgeon Springs district, also included by Lincoln (1923) in this district, is actually within the Sylvania district to the southwest.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 44; White, 1869, p. 96; White, 1871, p. 104; Angel, 1881, p. 417;
Hill, 1912, p. 208; Lincoln, 1923, p. 79; Stoddard, 1932, p. 40; Gianella, 1945, p. 58; Albers
and Stewart, 1972, p. 70; Carlson, 1974, p. 247; Papke, 1975, p. 8; Bonham, 1976

Pamlico
Other names: Hawthorne, Clarendon, Silver Circle, Sulfide, Sulphide
County: Mineral
Discovered: 1866 (1885)
Commodities: gold, copper, silver, uranium, iron, barite
Comments: The Pamlico district is located in the western Garfield Hills in T6-7N, R31-32E, and includes Pamlico, Never Sweat, and Bromide Canyons. Pamlico is sometimes included in the larger Hawthorne district, along with the adjacent Lucky Boy and Ashby districts. According to Stretch (1867), the Clarendon district was located ?in the southwestern section of the [Nye] county.? The Territorial Enterprise (1868) used Silver Circle as an alternate name for Clarendon and located the district 7 miles from the old Virginia (Rhodes) Salt Marsh. The 1880 map showed the historic Clarendon district to include the present Pamlico, Ashby, and Garfield districts. Schilling (1976) listed Sulphide as an alternate name.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 58; Territorial Enterprise, February 2, 1868,1:2; Lincoln, 1923, p. 144;
Stoddard, 1932, p. 60; Vanderburg, 1937a, p. 35; Reeves and others, 1958, p. 75; Ross, 1961, p.
82; Archbold and Paul, 1970, p. 1; Garside, 1973, p. 83; Bonham, 1976; Schilling, 1976; Bonham,
1980; Wong, 1982, table 1; Papke, 1984, table 3

Panaca
Other name: Lost
County: Lincoln
Commodities: uranium, titanium
Comments: This area includes scattered uranium occurrences lying generally east and southeast of Panaca. The Lost district, shown on the 1880 map, may have included the eastern part of this general area.
References: 1880 map; Beal, 1963, p. 17; Garside, 1973, p. 70; Papke, 1973

Pancake
County: White Pine
Organized: 1870
Commodities: gold, silver, coal
Comments: Includes all of Pancake Range extending from Pogues Station to north of U.S.
Highway 50 at Pancake Summit.
Reference: Hose and others, 1976, p. 62

Papoose
Other name: Papoose mining area
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1909
Period active: 1916-37
Commodities: lead, silver, gold, copper
Comments: The district includes all of the Papoose Range and lies between Groom Lake and Papoose Lake at the south end of Emmigrant Valley. Most of the mines and prospects are on the east side of the range in the vicinity of the Kelly Mine.
References: Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 176; Tingley, 1989b, p. 7; Tingley and others,
1997, p. 7-145.

Paradise Peak
Other names: Fairplay, Paradise
County: Nye
Discovered: 1865
Organized: 1865
Commodities: mercury, tungsten, molybdenum, copper, gold, silver
Comments: The Paradise Peak district is located in the southern Paradise Range in the vicinity of Paradise Peak. The district extends from Paradise Spring on the southwestern flank of the peak to B & C Spring on the southeastern flank, and includes Paradise Peak as well as a small part of its north slope. This district has historically been included in the adjacent Fairplay district. The historic Paradise district of Todd and Welton (1866), Stretch (1867) and Danner (1995), and the Fairplay district of Kral, (1951) and Kleinhampl and Ziony (1984) included the areas of both the present Fairplay district and the present Paradise Peak district.
References: Todd and Welton, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 58; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 140;
Kral, 1951, p. 57; Schilling, 1976; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 94; Stager and Tingley,
1988, p. 139; Danner (1992), p. 32

Paradise Valley
Other names: Spring City, Mount Rose, Poverty Creek, Montrose
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1868
Organized: 1873
Commodities: silver, gold
Comments: Situated in the Red Hills, a southeast trending spur of mountains in the Santa Rosa Range that lies between Hinkey Summit and Martin Creek. The camp of Spring City served the district. The original name was Mount Rose district.
References: Whitehill, 1879, p. 67; Angel, 1881, p. 451; Hill, 1912, p. 213; Lincoln, 1923, p. 101;
Stoddard, 1932, p. 46; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 38; Gianella, 1945, p. 74-75; Willden, 1964, p.
118; Bonham, 1976

Patterson
Other names: Patterson Pass, Geyser, Cave, Cave Valley
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: silver, gold, lead, tungsten, zinc
Comments: Includes the summit and the eastern and western slopes of a section of the Schell Creek Mountains (Patterson Pass area). Occasionally includes part of the Geyser district to the north on the Lincoln-White Pine county line and the Cave Valley area, about 8 miles northwest of Patterson Pass. Both Cave Valley and Geyser are considered separate districts. Angel (1881) incorrectly placed the Patterson district in White Pine County.
References: White, 1871, p. 93; Hill, 1912, p. 218; Lincoln, 1923, p. 123; Stoddard, 1932, p. 54;
Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 165; Schilling, 1976; Wong 1982, table 1; Stager and Tingley,
1988, p. 107

Peavine
Other names: Reno, Crystal Peak, Granite Mountain
County: Washoe
Discovered: 1863
Organized: 1863
Commodities: silver, gold, copper, lead, tungsten, iron, coal
Comments: Centered around Peavine Peak, the district lies north of the Truckee River canyon. The Crystal Peak section near Verdi is in California.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 21-22; Whitehill, 1877, p. 159; Hill, 1912, p. 225; Lincoln, 1923, p. 237; Stoddard, 1932, p. 83; Overton, 1947, p. 73; Shawe and others, 1962, p. 124;Bonham, 1969, p. 76; Bonham, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 203

Pennsylvania
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1867
Commodities: gold, silver, copper
Comments: The Pennsylvania district is near the head of Pennsylvania Canyon on the southwestern flank of the Clover Mountains, the range of mountains between Meadow and Clover Valleys.
References: Whitehill, 1873, p. 97; Angel, 1881, p. 485; Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 170

Peoria
County: Nye
Comments: Located northwest of Reveille; the exact location is unknown.
Reference: Territorial Enterprise, April 10, 1869, 3:4

Pequop
Other names: Pequop phosphate area, Spruce Mountain phosphate area
County: Elko
Commodities: phosphate, barite
Comments: Covers the area of phosphate occurrences in the southern Pequop Mountains, east of and adjoining the Spruce Mountain district, and all of the northern Pequop Range, including the portion north of Interstate 80.
References: Smith, 1976, p. 115; Papke, 1984, table 3; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 179

Piermont
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: silver, gold, copper, lead
Comments: Located on the eastern slope of the Schell Creek Range, generally east and northeast of North Schell Peak. Historically, the district included only the area near the mouth of Piermont Creek; the district has been expanded to include the area between Piermont and McCoy Creeks.
References: White, 1871, p. 84; Angel, 1881, p. 655; Lincoln, 1923, p. 253; Stoddard, 1932, p. 88; Hose and others, 1976, p. 63

Pilot Mountains
Other names: Pilot, Sodaville, Graham Springs, Telephone Canyon, Volcano
County: Mineral
Discovered: 1865
Commodities: tungsten, mercury, silver, gold, lead, copper, molybdenum, antimony, turquoise,
montmorillonite
Comments: Includes all of the Pilot Mountains, lies east of Mina and U.S. Highway 95 and extends between the Bettles Well-Graham Spring road on the northwest and the Mineral/Esmeralda County line on the southeast. The district includes the area of Telephone Canyon in T6N, R35 and 36E and Graham Springs on northeastern flank of range. Sodaville was used as an alternate name for the Pilot Mountains district by Lincoln (1923), but Lincoln did not include the prospects west of the town of Sodaville in this district. These prospects are included in the separate Sodaville district. The historic Volcano district described by Danner (1992) includes the northern part of the Pilot Mountains district as well as the present Santa Fe district.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 58; Hill, 1912, p. 209; Lincoln, 1923, p. 147; Stoddard, 1932, p. 62;Lotz, 1934, p. 21; Vanderburg, 1937a, p. 50; Ross, 1961, p. 83; Lawrence, 1963, p. 122;Papke, 1970, p. 24; Bonham, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 117; Danner, 1992, p. 33

Pilot Peak
Other names: Pilot, Pilots Peak, Pilot Mountain
County: Elko
Commodities: silver, gold, copper, lead, zinc
Comments: The Pilot Peak district is located in the vicinity of Miners Canyon on the southeast flank of Pilot Peak in the Pilot Range, about 1 mile west of the state line. Carlson (1974) described the Pilot mining district as an early district which ?included the mountain,? andSmith (1976) described the district as covering only the south end of the Pilot Range, south of Pilot Peak.
References: Carlson, 1974, p. 190; Smith, 1976, p. 133; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 181

Pine Valley
County: Eureka
Commodity: zeolite
Comments: Includes sections 17, 20, and 29, T28N, R52E, on the east side of Pine Valley, 34 miles south of Carlin.
Reference: Papke, 1972, p. 21-23

Pine Wood
County: Lander (?)
Comments: Perry?s 1865 map showed the Pine Wood district to be located generally north of Ravenswood and southwest of Cortez. The map topography is distorted and the exact location is unknown.
Reference: Perry, 1865

Pinto
Other name: Silverado
County: White Pine, Eureka
Discovered: 1865
Organized: 1869
Commodities: silver, lead, copper, gold, tin
Comments: The district is north of U.S. Highway 50 and east of Pinto Summit. The eastern part of the district, mainly in White Pine County, occupies the historic Silverado district in Rescue Canyon west of Silverado Mountain, and includes the site of the old town of Silverado as well as the Alhambra Hills. The western part of the district, mainly in Eureka County, includes the historic Pinto district and the old town of Pinto.
References: White, 1871, p. 63; Wheeler, 1872, p. 37; Whitehill, 1873, p. 79; Angel, 1881, p. 435;Hose and others, 1976, p. 64

Pioche
Other names: Meadow Valley, Ely, Highland
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1863
Organized: 1864
Commodities: silver, lead, gold, copper, zinc, manganese, iron, arsenic, vanadium
Comments: The district is centered around the Pioche Hills. Originally named Meadow Valley district, the name was changed to Ely in 1868. The district sometimes includes the Highland district to the west.
References: White, 1871, p. 101; Whitehill, 1873, p. 81; Angel, 1881, p. 477, 484; Hill, 1912, p.218; Lincoln, 1923, p. 124; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 125

Piute
County: Eureka
Comments: Located 40 miles west of Hamilton, a short distance from the historic Hamilton-Austin road; the exact location is unknown.
Reference: Raymond, 1870, p. 179

Placerites
Other names: Rabbit Hole, Placeritas
County: Pershing
Commodities: gold, copper
Comments: Located in low hills in T32-33N, R29-30E on the west side of the Lovelock-Sulphur road, adjacent to Rabbit Hole Creek and southeast of Rabbit Hole Springs.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 212; Stoddard, 1932, p. 78; Vanderburg, 1936a, p. 146; Johnson,1977, p. 76

Placerville
County: Elko
Period active: 1870
Commodity: gold
Comments: Placerville was an early mining district and camp in Elko County which may have been named for Placerville, California (Carlson, 1974); the exact location is unknown.
Reference: Carlson, 1974, p. 192

Pocopah
Other names: Forty Mile Canyon, Quartz Mountain, Calico Hills
County: Nye
Discovered: 1904
Commodities: copper, gold, silver, magnesite
Comments: Newspaper references in 1904-07 refer to claim activity in the Pocopah district east of Forty Mile Canyon in the Calico Range. The district was described as being about 4 miles by 8 miles in extent (Bullfrog-Beatty Miner, 1906). The Calico Hills are located on Nevada Test Site, west of the Wahmonie district and are north of Jackass Flats, about 6 miles north of the Cane Springs road.
References: Reno Evening Gazette, Dec. 1, 1904, 6:1; Bullfrog-Beatty Miner, August 17, 1906,6:3; Quade and Tingley, 1984, p. 2

Poinsettia
Other names: Gabbs Valley area, North Gabbs Valley Range area
County: Mineral, Nye
Commodities: mercury, gold, antimony, copper
Comments: Includes Fissure Ridge (the low, narrow portion of the Monte Cristo Mountains that extends southeast across the Nye-Mineral county line), the Black Hills in Mineral County to the southeast, and the northern part of the Gabbs Valley Range in the area of Poinsettia and Ramsey Springs. Originally defined to include a small area around the Poinsettia mercury mine, the district has been expanded to include numerous scattered mines in the larger
Gabbs Valley area.
References: Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 132; U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1954, p. 698; Lawrence,1963, p. 127; Wong, 1982, table 1; Tingley, 1990, p. 75

Portuguese Mountain
Other names: Pancake Range mining area, Brown Summit
County: Nye
Commodities: silver, gold, copper
Comments: As defined by Kleinhampl and Ziony (1984), the Pancake Range area included both the Brown Summit and Silverton areas in the southern and central parts of the Pancake Range. Silverton is considered to be a separate district, and the remaining Pancake Range area, from Bradshaw Spring north to Brown Summit, is renamed Portuguese Mountain.
According to Kleinhampl and Ziony (1984), the names Portuguese Mountain or Currant are locally used for properties in the Pancake Range area. Since the Currant district is to the east, Portuguese Mountain is the appropriate name for this district.
Reference: Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 161

Potosi
Other names: Crystal, Osgood Range, Getchell, Kelly Creek, Preble
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1874
Commodities: gold, tungsten, silver, copper, molybdenum, arsenic, antimony, mercury, barite
Comments: The Crystal district was organized in the Fremont (Osgood) Range in 1874. By 1878 the name had been changed to Potosi and the district included all of the northern Osgood Range. The district is now considered to extend from Kelly Creek Valley on the east to Preble at the south end of the Osgood Range just north of Preble Crossing of the Humboldt River.
References: Winnemucca Silver State, September 17, 1874; Stoddard, 1932, p. 46; Vanderburg,1938a, p. 40; Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 100; Willden, 1964, tables 18, 19; Lawrence,1963, p. 86; Bonham, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 76

Poverty Peak
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1936
Commodity: mercury
Comments: Located in the northern part of Hot Springs Range.
References: Bailey and Phoenix, 1944, p. 101; Willden, 1964, tables 14, 15

Proctor
Other name: Silver Zone
County: Elko
Discovered: 1872
Commodities: tungsten, silver, copper, limestone
Comments: The Proctor district is located in the vicinity of Proctor, a station on the Union Pacific Railroad at Silver Zone Pass in the central Toano Range.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 53; Stoddard, 1932, p. 33; Gianella, 1945, p. 45; Granger and others, 1957, p. 124; Smith 1976, p. 133; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 63; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 183

Pueblo
Other name: Warm Springs
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1863
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, lead
Comments: The Pueblo district is in the Pueblo Mountains, just south of the Oregon state line. The district was organized about the time of the Black Rock excitement, but miners were driven out in 1864. Pueblo and Vicksburg, to the south in the Pine Forest Range, are sometimes combined into a large Warm Springs district.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 45; Lincoln, 1923, p. 105; Stoddard, 1932, p. 48; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 49; Willden, 1964, p. 121-122 and tables 20, 21



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Sacramento
Other names: Sacramento Canyon, Oreana
County: Pershing
Commodities: silver, lead, gold, tungsten, dumortierite, arsenic
Comments: Southernmost district on the west side of the Humboldt Range, opposite the Buena Vista and Indian districts. The Sacramento district extends between Limerick Canyon on the south and Pole Canyon on the north. The original Sacramento district also included the present Rochester district.
References: General Land Office, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 50; Whitehill, 1873, p. 59; Angel, 1881, p. 452; Lincoln, 1923, p. 215; Stoddard, 1932, p. 79; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 34; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Schilling, 1976; Johnson, 1977, p. 85; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 191

Sacramento
Other name: Sacramento Pass
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: tungsten, gold, silver
Comments: Located on the west slope of the Snake Range, west of Sacramento Pass and south of U.S. Highway 50.
References: White, 1871, p. 83; Angel, 1881, p. 656; Lincoln, 1923, p. 254; Stoddard, 1932, p. 89; Bonham, 1976; Hose and others, 1976, p. 75; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 226

Safford
Other names: Barth, Palisade, Cortez Mountains area, Pine Valley
County: Eureka
Discovered: 1869 (?) (1881)
Commodities: iron, silver, lead, copper, gold, antimony
Comments: Located in the vicinity of Barth, west of the town of Palisade in Safford and Palisade Canyons. Safford was included in the larger Cortez Mountains area of Shawe and others (1962). Schilling (1976) listed Pine Valley as an alternate name.
References: Emmons, 1910, p. 110; Hill, 1912, p. 211; Lincoln, 1923, p. 96; Stoddard, 1932, p. 44; Lotz, 1934, p. 19; Vanderburg, 1938b, p. 56, 59; Shawe and others, 1962, p. 86; Lawrence, 1963, p. 70; Roberts and others, 1967, p. 105; Bonham, 1976; Schilling, 1976

St. Thomas
Other names: Virgin River, Virgin Valley, Logan
County: Clark
Discovered: 1866
Commodities: sodium chloride, glauberite, silica sand, magnesite
Comments: The St. Thomas salt deposit is located along the Virgin River a few miles east of the town of St. Thomas. Most of the area is now submerged beneath waters of the Overton Arm of Lake Mead. Averett (1962) mentioned that St. Thomas may have been called the Logan district.
References: Whitehill, 1877, p. 90; Lincoln, 1923, p. 28; Vanderburg, 1937b, p. 61; Averett, 1962, p. 90, 97; Longwell and others, 1965, p. 152

Salesbury
County: Lander
Comments: Located near Battle Mountain, exact location is unknown.
Reference: Territorial Enterprise, May 29, 1870, 2:5

San Antone
Other names: San Antonio, Liberty, Royston, Cimarron, Potomac, San Lorenzo
County: Nye
Discovered: 1863
Organized: 1863
Commodities: molybdenum, copper, silver, gold, lead
Comments: Located in a low range of mountains that lie across the south end of Smoky Valley. The original district name was San Antonio; San Antone was derived from the name of a stage station to the north. San Antone includes the camps of Liberty, on the west side of range, and Cimmaron, at the north end of range. The western section of the original district is now the separate Royston district.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 61: White, 1869, p. 68; Whitehill, 1873, p. 107; Angel, 1881, p. 518; Lincoln, 1923, p. 181; Stoddard, 1932, p. 70; Kral, 1951, p. 157; Bonham, 1976; Hall, 1981, p. 88; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 182

San Emidio
Other name: Mud Lake
County: Washoe
Commodities: gold, silver, mercury, montmorillonite, sulfur
Comments: Includes the San Emidio desert and the northern Lake Range north of Winnemucca (Mud) Lake.
References: Bonham, 1969, p. 94; Papke, 1970, p. 39; Tingley, 1989a, p. 11

San Francisco
Other names: Hercules Gate, Hercules
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: silver, lead
Comments: The district occupies Heusser Mountain, an extension of the Egan Range west of McGill. Mines are located on the mountain?s eastern and southwestern flanks, north of Hercules Gap (Hercules Gate). San Francisco was originally organized as the Hercules district.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 98; Browne, 1868, p. 424; White, 1871, p. 85; Angel, 1881, p. 656; Hose and others, 1976, p. 75

San Jacinto
Other name: Poker Brown
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1872
Commodities: silver, lead, arsenic
Comments: Situated 9 miles northwest of Rye Patch Station, in the southern tip of the Antelope Range. The district, discovered by Poker Brown, includes the Poker Brown Mine and is sometimes called the Poker Brown district.
References: Whitehill, 1877, p. 66; Lincoln, 1923, p. 216; Stoddard, 1932, p. 80; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 35; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Johnson, 1977, p. 86; Bonham, 1980

Sand Pass
Other names: Astor Pass, Flanigan, Honey Lake, Sand Pass mining area
County: Washoe
Commodities: fuller?s earth, calcium carbonate, gold
Comments: Includes the north end of the Virginia Mountains and the Terraced Hills in the Astor Pass area. The Sand Pass district also includes the Flanigan area of Lincoln (1923). Gold and silver are reported to have been mined from the Vernon Mine, 15 miles east of Doyle, California.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 234, 238; Overton, 1947, p. 82; U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1953, p. 671; Tingley, 1989a, p. 14; Tingley, 1990, p. 46

Sand Springs
Other name: Empire
County: Churchill
Discovered: 1866 (?) (1905)
Commodities: silver, gold, tungsten, mercury, titanium
Comments: Located in the Sand Springs Range in the vicinity of Sand Springs Pass on U.S. Highway 50. The district extends north of the pass a short distance, but extends south for over 12 miles and includes most of the Sand Springs Range. The Empire district, described as being ?at the head of Fairview Valley, south of Mountain Wells? by the Territorial Enterprise (1866), was in this area.
References: Territorial Enterprise, Nov. 1, 1866; Stoddard, 1932, p. 22; Schrader, 1947, p. 297; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 40; Beal, 1963, p. 8; Willden and Speed, 1974, p. 80; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 35; Tingley, 1990, p. 149

Sand Springs Marsh
Other names: Salt Springs Marsh, Salt Wells, Salt Wells borax marsh, Sand Springs salt marsh
County: Churchill
Discovered: 1863
Commodities: sodium chloride, borates, potash
Comments: Extends from Salt Wells to Sand Springs Flat.
References: White, 1871, p. 16; Whitehill, 1873, p. 15, 19; Lincoln, 1923, p. 8; Carlson, 1974, p. 209; Papke, 1976, p. 10, 13, 14, 19, 20

Santa Fe
Other names: Volcano, Volcanic, Luning, Gillis and Gabbs Valley Ranges
County: Mineral
Discovered: 1865 (1879)
Commodities: gold, copper, silver, tungsten, lead, antimony, uranium, iron
Comments: The Santa Fe district covers the southern Gabbs Valley Range, east of Luning. The district extends from Stewart Valley on the east to Soda Spring Valley on the west, and includes the area around Black Dyke Mountain in the eastern Garfield Hills, west of Luning. Santa Fe was included in large Gillis and Gabbs Valley Ranges area of Garside (1973). The 1880 map shows a Volcanic (historic Volcano?) district located in the area north of Pilot Mountain that would have included the present Santa Fe district. The historic Volcano district described by Danner (1992) includes the present Santa Fe district as well as the northern part of the adjacent Pilot Mountains district.
References: Gold Hill News, November 15, 1865 2:5, Territorial Enterprise, July 4, 1866 2:2; Stretch, 1867, p. 58; Browne and Taylor, 1867, p. 126; 1881 map; Stuart, 1909, p. 68; Hill, 1912, p. 209; Lincoln, 1923, p. 153; Stoddard, 1932, p. 61; Vanderburg, 1937a, p. 66; Gianella, 1945, p. 118; Reeves and others, 1958, p. 73-75; Ross, 1961, p. 84; Lawrence, 1963, p. 123; Garside, 1973, p. 78; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 126; Danner, 1992, p. 33

Sawtooth
Other name: Mandalay
County: Humboldt, Pershing
Discovered: 1931
Commodity: gold
Comments: Located on the west side of Sawtooth Knob in Antelope Range. The district is on the Humboldt-Pershing county line, but most of the district is in Humboldt County. Schilling (1976) used Mandalay as an alternate name but Mandalay Springs is actually located to the west, in the Sulphur district.
References: Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 42; Gianella, 1945, p. 76; Willden, 1964, tables 16, 17; Johnson, 1973, p. 29; Bonham, 1976; Schilling, 1976

Schellbourne
Other names: Aurum, Schell Creek
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1871
Organized: 1871
Commodities: silver, tungsten
Comments: This district is located in the vicinity of Lovell Peak on the crest of the Schell Creek Range, north of Schellbourne Pass. Schellbourne is the northernmost of the five small districts sometimes included in the large Aurum district that covered all of the northern Schell Creek Range. Schellbourne was included, at one time, with the Siegel and Ruby Hill districts in the historic Schell Creek district.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 226, 228; Lincoln, 1923, p. 241; Stoddard, 1932, p. 85; Hose and others, 1976, p. 43; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 205

Scossa
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1930
Commodities: gold, silver, titanium
Comments: District is mostly in section 10, T33N, R30E.
References: Jones and others, 1931, p. 5; Stoddard, 1932, p. 80; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 36; Beal, 1963, p. 22; Johnson, 1977, p. 87

Scraper Springs
County: Elko
Commodities: zunyite, barite, silver
Comments: Located in the vicinity of Scraper Springs and Scraper Summit, about 10 miles northeast of Midas.
References: Bentz and Tingley, 1983, p. 184; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 198

Seaman Range
County: Lincoln, Nye
Commodities: gold, mercury, uranium, copper, zinc
Comments: Located in the area of Timber Mountain, south of Timber Mountain Pass in the Seaman Range. The major part of the district is in Lincoln County, but it also extends north into Nye County.
References: Tingley and Castor, 1991, p. 59; Tingley, 1991, p. 23

Searchlight
Other names: Colorado, Newberry, Camp Dupont, Camp Duncan
County: Clark
Discovered: 1897
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, copper, molybdenum, turquoise, vanadium, perlite
Comments: The Searchlight district is located in T27-29N, R63-65E, in the vicinity of the town of Searchlight about 55 miles south of Las Vegas. Wheeler (1872) included the present Searchlight district in a larger Colorado district. Lincoln (1923) included Camp Dupont, in the Copper Mountain area, and Camp Thurman, to the southeast on the northern end of the Newberry Mountains, in the Searchlight district. The present Searchlight district includes Camp Dupont, but Camp Thurman is in the Newberry district. Camp Duncan was described by Averett (1962) as being near Camp Dupont.
References: Wheeler, 1872, map; Stuart, 1909, p. 132; Hill, 1912, p. 202; Lincoln, 1923, p. 24; Stoddard, 1932, p. 25; Vanderburg, 1937b, p. 61, 69; Gianella, 1945, p. 30; Averett, 1962, p. 20; Gemmill, 1964, p. 235; Longwell and others, 1965, p. 112

Segura Ranch
County: Nye
Commodity: silver
Comments: Located northeast of Segura Ranch in the Antelope Range.
Reference: Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 187

Seigel
Other names: Aurum, Schell Creek, Queen Springs, McCurdy?s, Gilbert
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1870
Organized: 1872
Commodities: silver, lead, manganese, zinc, gold, tungsten, arsenic
Comments: The Seigel district is located at the crest of the Schell Creek Range the head of McCurdy Creek, and extends south to include the Seigel Creek area near the sites of the old camps of Centerville and Seigel. Seigel is the second from the north of the five small districts sometimes grouped into the large Aurum district, covering all of the northern Schell Creek Range. The Queen Springs area is situated on Queen Springs Mountain and embraces part of what was formerly known as McCurdy?s district. The historic McCurdy?s district extended 6 miles north and 6 miles south from Queen Springs between Spring Valley on the east and Steptoe Valley on the west. The Seigel area was included in the original Schell Creek district (1871). The Territorial Enterprise (1870) described a Gilbert district ?on the east slope of the Schell Creek Mountains 5 miles west of Spring Valley Station? that probably covered this district.
References: Territorial Enterprise, May 1, 1870, 2:5; Whitehill, 1873, p. 144; Whitehill, 1875, p. 88; Angel, 1881, p. 655, 657; Hill, 1912, p. 226; Hill, 1916, p. 194; Lincoln, 1923, p. 241; Stoddard, 1932, p. 85; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Hose and others, 1976, p. 43; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 206

Seven Troughs
Other names: Vernon, Mazuma, Farrell
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1905
Organized: 1906
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, copper, zinc, tungsten, antimony, uranium, arsenic
Comments: This district covers the central and southern parts of the Seven Troughs Range. The original district was mainly on the eastern slope of the range and included the camps of Seven Troughs and Mazuma in Seven Troughs Canyon, Vernon to the south, and Farrell to the north. Farrell was organized as a separate district in 1908. The Seven Troughs district now includes all of the range except the northern tip and Farrell, which is a separate district.
References: Stuart, 1909, p. 121; Hill, 1912, p. 214; Lincoln, 1923, p. 216; Stoddard, 1932, p. 80; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 27; Lawrence, 1963, p. 205; La Heist, 1964, p. 66; Shamberger, 1972, p. 12; Garside, 1973, p. 96; Johnson, 1977, p. 89; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 192

Shady Run
Other names: Fondaway, Silver Hill
County: Churchill
Commodities: gold, tungsten, mercury, antimony, silver, lead
Comments: Located on west side of the Stillwater Range, between Fondaway and Mill Canyons. Shady Run was within the large Silver Hill district of DeGroot (1863).
References: DeGroot, 1863; Stuart, 1909, p. 110; Lincoln, 1923, p. 9; Stoddard, 1932, p. 22; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 43; Schrader, 1947, p. 305, 306; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 43; Willden and Speed, 1974, p. 82; Bonham, 1976; Lawrence, 1963, p. 37; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 36

Sharp
Other name: Willow Creek
County: Nye
Discovered: 1918
Commodities: silver, lead
Comments: The settlement of Sharp, in the old Sharp mining district, was at the mouth of Little Cherry Creek, southeast of Adaven. The Sharp district, along with the Quinn Canyon fluorite district and the Willow Creek area on the west side of the range, was included by Kral (1951) and Kleinhampl and Ziony (1984) in a large Willow Creek district that covered most of the southern Quinn Canyon Range.
References: Kral, 1951, p. 212, 216; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 227

Sheephead
Other names: Alaska, Sheepshead, Buffalo, Buffalo Springs, Smoke Creek Desert area
County: Washoe
Discovered: 1865
Organized: 1867
Period active: 1865-1907
Commodities: perlite, clay, zeolite, sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, gold
Comments: Located 15 miles west of Renard. Salt was produced as early as 1865 from salt works at Buffalo Springs. The Alaska district was organized in this area in 1867, covering a 10-mile square centered on ?Salt Spring.?
References: Eastern Slope, October 12, 1867, 2:3; Hill, 1912, p. 226; Lincoln, 1923, p. 233; Stoddard, 1932, p. 84; Overton, 1947, p. 59, 85; Papke, 1969, p. 127; Papke, 1976, p. 10-11; Tingley, 1989a, p. 15

Sherman
Other names: Bloody Run, Santa Rosa
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1860s; 1922
Commodities: tungsten, molybdenum, gold, silver
Comments: Located 25 miles north of Winnemucca in the Bloody Run Hills, the southeastern extension of the Santa Rosa Range. Sherman includes the China Garden area, southwest of Paradise Hill. The district was called the Santa Rosa district in the 1860s; the Sherman name came into use following discoveries in the north end of the Santa Rosa Range in 1922.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 55; Stoddard, 1932, p. 47; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 42; Bonham, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 92

Shon
Other name: Shaw
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1877
Commodities: silver, tungsten
Comments: Situated in the southern Santa Rosa Range west of Paradise Valley, about 27 miles north of Winnemucca. The Shaw district, mentioned in Territorial Enterprise (1878), was probably this district.
References: Territorial Enterprise, September 22, 1878; Whitehill, 1879, p. 65; Lincoln, 1923, p. 102; Stoddard, 1932, p. 47; Willden, 1964, tables 22, 23; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 92

Shoshone
Other names: Minerva, Lexington, Tungsten
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1869
Commodities: tungsten, lead, silver, gold
Comments: Located between Swallow and Minerva Canyons on the western slope of the southern Snake Range, south of Wheeler Peak. The district adjoins the Lincoln district on the south. The eastern section of the original district later was organized as the Lexington district. Following development of the Minerva tungsten mine in early 1900s, the district was sometimes known as the Minerva or Tungsten district.
References: White, 1871, p. 96; Whitehill, 1875, p. 77; Angel, 1881, p. 656; Lincoln, 1923, p. 254; Stoddard, 1932, p. 89; Hose and others, 1976, p. 76; Bonham, 1980; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 226

Sierra
Other names: Dun Glen, Chafey, Chaffee, Oro Fino, Sunshine
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1863
Organized: 1863
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, arsenic
Comments: The original Sierra district was located at the northern end of the East Range. The Oro Fino district was to the south of the Sierra district and included the Natchez and Yo Semite mines on east slope of range; Oro Fino was annexed to the Sierra district in 1869. The town of Dun Glen, renamed Chafey about 1908, served the Sierra district.
References: General Land Office, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 53; White, 1869, p. 39; Whitehill, 1873, p. 55; Angel, 1881, p. 451, 452; Lincoln, 1923, p. 217; Stoddard, 1932, p. 80; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 39; Johnson, 1977, p. 89; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p.192

Silver Canyon
Other name: Aurum
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1879
Organized: 1880
Commodities: lead, silver, copper, gold
Comments: Located at the head of Silver Canyon, west of the site of old Aurum. Silver Canyon is the third district from north of the five small districts sometimes grouped into the large Aurum district, covering all of the northern Schell Creek Range.
References: Angel, 1881, p. 656; Hill, 1912, p. 226; Hill, 1916, p. 193; Lincoln, 1923, p. 241; Stoddard, 1932, p. 85; Hose and others, 1976, p. 44

Silver City
Other names: Columbia, Devil?s Gate, Wildcat, Chinatown, Devil?s Gate and Chinatown, Gold Canyon, Dayton, Badger, Blue Sulphur; Blue Sulphur Spring, Blue Sulfur Springs, Sulphur Spring, Spring Valley, Palmyra
County: Lyon
Discovered: 1849
Organized: 1859
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, copper, iron
Comments: Situated in Gold Canyon and centered on the town of Silver City. Originally named Devil?s Gate district; Wildcat was another name for Devil?s Gate. Lincoln (1923) listed Devil?s Gate and Chinatown as an alternate district name. Placer mines in Gold Canyon between Silver City and Dayton are included in the Silver City district. The Badger area was near Sutro, and the Blue Sulphur [Spring] area was to the southwest of Silver City. Hill used Palmyra (in the Pine Nut Range southeast of the Como district) as an alternate name for Silver City. Columbia district included both the Silver City and Comstock districts. The Spring Valley district was south of Silver City, in the Daney Mine area. Silver City is commonly included in the Comstock district along with the mines in Storey County.
References: Territorial Enterprise, April 31, 1860; Virginia Evening Bulletin, July 14, 1863, 3:1; DeGroot, 1863: Stretch, 1867, p. 26; Browne, 1868, p. 328; Whitehill, 1873, p. 101, 102; Angel, 1881, p. 498; King, 1885, p. 511; Stuart, 1909, p. 140; Hill, 1912, p. 219; Lincoln, 1923, p. 131; Stoddard, 1932, p. 56; Stoddard and Carpenter, 1950, p. 80; Moore, 1969. p. 24; Ansari, 1986, p. 11, 46, and 1989, p. 62, 69

Silver King
Other name: Sunnyside (Nye County)
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1874
Organized: 1874
Commodities: silver, lead, gold, copper
Comments: The Silver King district includes a small area near Silver King Well on the west side of the southern Schell Creek Range (historic Lake Valley Range) in T7N, R62E, 16 miles northwest of Bristol, Lincoln County, and about 12 miles southeast of Sunnyside, Nye County.
References: Angel, 1881, p. 485; Lotz, 1934, p. 22; Averett, 1962, p. 88; Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 175

Silver Peak
Other names: Mineral Ridge, Red Mountain, Argentite, Minnesota
County: Esmeralda
Discovered: 1864
Organized: 1864
Commodities: silver, gold, lead
Comments: Located mostly northeast of Silver Peak. Discovered and organized slightly later (1864) than the adjacent Red Mountain district (1863). Albers and Stewart (1972) included both Silver Peak and Red Mountain in their Silver Peak district. Argentite is an alternate name for the Red Mountain portion of the district. Stretch (1867) described a Minnesota district that was located ?southeast of Columbus and north of Silver Peak? which was probably in the area of Minnesota Spring on the north edge of Silver Peak.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 41, 42; White, 1869,p. 96, and 1871, p. 106; Angel, 1881, p. 418; Hill, 1912, p. 209; Lincoln, 1923, p. 81; Stoddard, 1932, p. 40; Gianella, 1945, p. 59; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 71

Silver Peak Marsh
Other names: Clayton Valley, Silver Peak Salt Marsh
County: Esmeralda
Commodities: lithium carbonate, sodium chloride, borates, potash
Comments: Located in Clayton Valley, east of Silver Peak.
References: White, 1869, p. 96; Lincoln, 1923, p. 83; Gianella, 1945, p. 60; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 71

Silver Star
Other names: Gold Range, Mina, Excelsior, Camp Douglas, Marietta, Black Mountain
County: Mineral
Discovered: 1866
Commodities: tungsten, silver, lead, copper, gold, uranium, antimony, montmorillonite clay,
manganese, beryllium
Comments: The Silver Star district lies between Garfield Flat on the northwest and Soda Springs Valley on the east and southeast, and includes the area on the north and south slopes of Thunder Mountain and Silver Dyke Canyon. Silver Star was included in a large Excelsior district on the General Land Office 1866 map. The area was known as Marietta in 1879. The Silver Star district of Lincoln (1923) included the Gold Range, or Mina, district on the northeast, near the town of Mina, and the Marietta or Black Mountain district on the southwest, in the vicinity of Marietta. The present Silver Star district is confined to the northeastern section of the old district, including the Gold Range-Mina area around Camp Douglas. Marietta is considered to be a separate district. The Silver Star district also includes prospects near Sodaville, along the east flank of the Excelsior Range.
References: Stretch, 1867, p. 41; General Land Office, 1866; Whitehill, 1879, p. 25; Hill, 1912, p. 209; Lincoln, 1923, p. 154; Stoddard, 1932, p. 61; Vanderburg, 1937a, p. 71; Ross, 1961, 84; Lawrence, 1963, p. 117; Griffiths, 1964, p. 72-73; Papke, 1970, p. 26; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 129

Silverbow
Other names: Silver Bow, Breen Creek
County: Nye
Discovered: 1904
Commodities: silver, gold
Comments: Silverbow is located on the west flank of the Kawich Range in the vicinity of Silverbow Springs south of Kawich.
References: Ball, 1905, p. 65, and 1907, p. 109; Stuart, 1909, p. 92; Hill, 1912, p. 223; Lincoln, 1923, p. 182; Stoddard, 1932, p. 71; Kral, 1951, p. 161; Cornwall, 1972, p. 40; Bonham, 1976

Silverhorn
Other name: Fairview
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1882
Commodities: silver, nickel, perlite
Comments: This district is located on the southeast side of the Fairview Range, northwest of Bristol Pass. The eastern part of the district, on the southeast side of the range, is sometimes  referred to as the Fairview district.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 127; Stoddard, 1932, p. 55; Gianella, 1945, p. 100; Averett, 1962, p. 88; Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 176

Silverton
Other names: Currant, Pancake Range mining area
County: Nye
Commodities: silver, antimony
Comments: The Silverton district is confined to the area of the Silverton Mine at Black Rock Summit in the southern Pancake Range. Silverton was included by Kral (1951) in the large Currant district which extended east into White Pine County, and by Kleinhampl and Ziony (1984) in the large Pancake Range mining area which extended from Silverton north to the Brown Summit area.
References: Kral, 1951, p. 47, 49; Lawrence, 1963, p. 149; Bonham, 1976; Kleinhampl and Ziony, 1984, p. 161

Skookum
Other name: Gweenah
County: Lander
Discovered: 1907
Commodities: silver, gold, lead, zinc
Comments: Located in low rolling hills in the area of Vigus Butte, west of Reese River, about 8 miles northwest of Austin. The district includes the site of the camp of Skookum and of Gweenah, a camp located about 2 miles to the north of Skookum.
References: U.S. Geological Survey, 1907, p. 363; Hill, 1912, p. 216, and 1915, p. 92; Lincoln, 1923, p. 117; Stoddard, 1932, p. 51; Vanderburg, 1939, p. 79; Stewart and others, 1977, p. 95

Slate
County: Clark
Period active: 1920s
Commodity: building stone
Comments: Located in the Desert Range, east of the south end of Dog Bone Lake. Other than a notation on the Shafer and Cook map (1947), there is no record of mining activity in this area. D.L. Schmidt (oral commun., 1992) reported that the ?Hancock Stone Quarry? produced greenstone-flagstone, possibly during the 1920s, from a quarry in this area.
Reference: Shafer and Cook, 1947

Sloan
Other name: Jean
County: Clark
Commodities: limestone, dolomite, silica sand, uranium, vanadium
Comments: The Sloan district is located near Sloan siding on Union Pacific Railroad south of Las Vegas. Jean is adjacent to Jean siding, southwest of Sloan. These areas have been considered to be separate districts but they are now combined into one large district.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 27; Stoddard, 1932, p. 26; Vanderburg, 1937b, p. 53, 78; Gianella, 1945, p. 28; Garside, 1973, p. 23

Snake
Other names: Bonita, Camp Bonita, Snake Valley
County: White Pine
Discovered: 1869
Commodities: tungsten, lead, copper, silver
Comments: The district is in the Camp Bonita area and includes the drainages of Snake and Baker Creeks on the east slope of the Snake Range south of Lehman Caves. The district extends from the crest of the range, between Wheeler Peak and Baker Peak, to the eastern base of the range.
References: White, 1871, p. 84; Whitehill, 1875, p. 77; Angel, 1881, p. 657; Lincoln, 1923, p. 255; Stoddard, 1932, p. 89; Hose and others, 1976, p. 77; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 230

Snake Mountains
Other name: Deeth
County: Elko
Commodity: barite
Comments: Located in the Snake Mountains, 15 to 30 miles north of Wells. The district was referred to as the Deeth area by Gianella (1945).
References: Gianella,1945, p. 39; Tingley, 1981, p. Snake-1; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 199

Snowstorm Mountains
County: Elko
Commodity: gold
Comments: Located on the north slope of the northern Snowstorm Mountains, mainly in the vicinity of First Creek and Snowstorm Creek.
References: Bentz and Tingley, 1983, p. 187; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 201

Soda Lake
Other name: Soda Lakes
County: Churchill
Discovered: 1855
Commodities: sodium carbonate, borates
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 10; Vanderburg, 1940, p. 43

Sodaville
Other name: Pilot Mountains
County: Mineral
Period active: 1917-1918
Commodities: manganese, tungsten
Comments: Includes a small area in the vicinity of Soda Springs, west of Sodaville. Sodaville was used as an alternate name for the Pilot Mountains district by Lincoln (1923), but Lincoln did not include the area of the present Sodaville district in his Pilot Mountains district.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 209; Pardee and Jones, 1920, p. 234; Lincoln, 1923, p. 147; Stoddard, 1932, p. 62; Lotz, 1934, p. 21; Vanderburg, 1937a, p. 50; Ross, 1961, p. 83; Bonham, 1976; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 129

South Pahroc Range
County: Lincoln
Commodity: perlite
Comments: This area is on the eastern slope of the South Pahroc Range, south of U.S. Highway 93.
Reference: Tingley, 1991, p. 29

Southeastern
Other names: Arrowhead, Arrow
County: Lincoln
Discovered: 1870
Organized: 1870
Commodities: copper, lead, silver
Comments: Situated in a canyon on the western slope of the northern section of the Las Vegas Range (northern Pintwater Range), about 75 miles north of Las Vegas. The original district name was Southeastern; Arrowhead is the name of the principal mine.
References: Whitehill, 1873, p. 97; Angel, 1881, p. 486; Averett, 1962, p. 89; Tschanz and Pampeyan, 1970, p. 176; Tingley, 1989b, p. 7

Spalding Marsh
Other names: Spalding Salt Marsh, Big Smoky Playa
County: Nye
Commodity: sodium chloride
Comments: A small amount of salt was produced from Spalding Marsh prior to 1917.
Reference: Papke, 1976, p. 18

Spencer Hot Springs
Other names: Linka, Spencer Hot Springs area, Spencers Hot Spring
County: Lander
Discovered: 1941
Commodities: tungsten, molybdenum, copper, silver
Comments: Located north of Pete?s Canyon on the east side of Smoky Valley, southeast of Austin. This area is sometimes called Linka for the Linka tungsten mine, the major mine in the district.
References: Stewart and others, 1977, p. 96; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 100

Spring Valley
Other names: Fitting, American, American Canyon
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1868
Commodities: gold, silver, lead, mercury, copper, antimony, sericite-pyrophyllite
Comments: The most southern of the districts on the east side of the Humboldt Range. Located south of the Indian district, and shown as American district on the General Land Office 1866 map. Stretch (1867) also used American name; Spring Valley name was used in 1880s during major placer mining activity. Fitting, for camp of Fitting, was used in the early 1900s.
References: General Land Office, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 53; Ransome, 1909, p. 35; Hill, 1912, p. 212; Lincoln, 1923, p. 218; Stoddard, 1932, p. 81; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 42; Lawrence, 1963, p. 196; Papke, 1975, p. 54; Johnson, 1977, p. 90

Spring Valley
County: White Pine
Period active: 1883
Commodity: sodium chloride
Reference: Papke, 1976, p. 17

Spruce Mountain
Other names: Latham, Johnson,
County: Elko
Discovered: 1869
Organized: 1871
Commodities: lead, silver, zinc, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, gold
Comments: The Spruce Mountain district covers the north flank and summit of Spruce Mountain and part of Spruce Mountain Ridge, to the north. The district was formed in 1871 by consolidation of the Latham, Johnson, and Steptoe districts. The Black Forest Mine is located on the east side of the district.
References: Whitehill, 1873, p. 24; Raymond, 1874, p. 160; Angel, 1881, p. 395; Hill, 1912, p. 205; Lincoln, 1923, p. 55; Stoddard, 1932, p. 34; Gianella, 1945, p. 47; Granger and others, 1957, p. 137; Bonham, 1976; Smith 1976, p. 151; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 64; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 202

Staggs
Other names: Staggs mining area; The Lava Beds
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1914
Commodities: silver, lead, gold, tungsten
Comments: The Lava Beds refer to the mountain range south of the Black Rock Desert, also known as the Pahsupp Range. The district was known as The Lava Beds in 1921; Staggs name was used for the district by Johnson (1977).
References: Hess and Larsen, 1922, p. 292; U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1954, p. 703; Johnson, 1977, p. 92; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 193; Tingley, 1989a, p. 12

Star
Other names: Bloody Canyon, Santa Clara, Rye Patch, Unionville
County: Pershing
Discovered: 1861
Organized: 1861
Commodities: silver, lead, antimony, gold, copper, zinc
Comments: Located on the east slope of the northern Humboldt Range, generally between Tehama Canyon and Coyote Canyon. The original Star district was confined to the region drained by Star Canyon, and the Santa Clara district was to the north in the Santa Clara Canyon drainage. Both historic districts are now included in the Star district. Hill (1912) also included the separate Rye Patch and Buena Vista (Unionville) districts in Star district.
References: General Land Office, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 50-51; White, 1869, p. 38; Angel, 1881, p. 452; Hill, 1912, p. 214; Lincoln, 1923, p. 219; Stoddard, 1932, p. 81; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 44; Lawrence, 1963, p. 171; Bonham, 1976; Johnson, 1977, p. 92

State Line
County: Washoe
Commodities: iron, uranium
Comments: Located on the eastern flanks of State Line Peak in the Fort Sage Mountains.
Reference: Tingley, 1989a, p. 13

Stateline Peak
Other names: Peterson Mountain, Seven Lakes Mountain, Antelope
County: Washoe
Discovered: 1887
Commodities: gold, silver, copper, uranium, thorium and rare earths
Comments: Includes Peterson Mountain area along State Line, and Seven Lakes Mountain area, to the east. Washoe County mining claim records locate an Antelope district in the Antelope (Peterson ?) Mountains, 2 miles northwest of Cold Springs. This district was in the vicinity of the Antelope Mine and is within the present Stateline Peak district.
References: Bonham, 1969, p. 88; Garside, 1973, p. 101, 103; Washoe County mining records

Steamboat Springs
Other names: Evans Creek, Hunter Creek
County: Washoe
Discovered: 1875
Commodities: mercury, sulfur, antimony
Comments: Located 7 miles southwest of Reno in low foothills bordering the Carson Range. The district extends from Steamboat Springs area on the southeast to Evans Creek and Hunter Creek area on the northwest. The Hunter Creek district was in the vicinity of Hunter, south of the Truckee River on the west side of Reno and is probably included in the present Steamboat district.
References: Territorial Enterprise, January 21, 1876, 2:4; Whitehill, 1877, p. 157; Hill, 1912, p. 226; Lincoln, 1923, p. 239; Stoddard, 1932, p. 84; Overton, 1947, p. 82; Lawrence, 1963, p. 223; Bonham, 1969, p. 87

Steiner Canyon
Other names: Bobtown, Mount Vernon
County: Lander
Commodities: gold (placer), zeolite
Comments: Located in T24 and 25N, R43E. The district includes the Steiner Canyon placer deposits, located near Bobtown, as well as the area of the large Reese River zeolite deposit of Papke (1972). The Mount Vernon district of Stretch (1867), described as located on the western slope of the Toiyabe Range, 30 miles north of Austin, may have been in this area.
References: Todd and Welton, 1866; Stretch, 1867, p. 97; 1881 map; Lotz, 1934, p. 20; Vanderburg, 1936b, p. 103; Gianella, 1945, p. 90; Papke, 1972, p. 23

Stonewall
Other names: Stonewall Mountain, Ralston
County: Nye
Discovered: 1904
Commodities: silver, gold
Comments: Originally known as Stonewall Mountain, the district is located on north side of Stonewall Mountain. Locally, the area is sometimes referred to as Ralston, for the nearby railroad siding of the same name.
References: Ball, 1907, p. 83; Hill, 1912, p. 224; Lincoln, 1923, p. 183; Stoddard, 1932, p. 71; Kral, 1951, p. 165; Cornwall, 1972, p. 40

Sulphide
Other name: Oro
County: Mineral
Discovered: 1914
Period active: 1914-15
Commodities: gold, tungsten
Comments: Located in T6N, of Hawthorne and 3.5 miles east of Whisky Spring. The Sulphide district adjoins the Whisky Flat district on the north.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 155; Stoddard, 1932, p. 62; Lotz, 1934, p. 21

Sulphur
Other name: Rabbit Hole
County: Humboldt
Discovered: 1875
Commodities: gold, silver, mercury, sulfur
Comments: Located 2 miles southeast of the townsite of Sulphur, in the northwestern part of the Kamma Mountains.
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 103; Stoddard, 1932, p. 47; Vanderburg, 1938a, p. 44; Willden, 1964, tables 16, 17

Sunset
Other names: Lyons, Murphy, Lucy Gray
County: Clark.
Period active: 1893
Commodities: gold, lead, silver, copper, uranium
Comments: The Sunset district is located at the southern end of the Lucy Grey Range, about 15 miles southeast of Jean, Nevada, and a short distance east of Lyons, California. Averett (1962) described a Murphy district, located 8 miles northwest of Crescent, as possibly the Sunset district.
References: Hill, 1912, p. 202; Lincoln, 1923, p. 27; Stoddard, 1932, p. 26; Vanderburg, 1937b, p. 80; Gianella, 1945, p. 31; Averett, 1962, p. 73, 92; Longwell and others, 1965, p. 142; Garside, 1973, p. 38

Sutor
Other name: Slater
County: Clark
Discovered: 1921
Commodities: uranium, vanadium
Comments: Located 2 miles west of Sutor, on the Union Pacific Railroad south of Las Vegas. This is the Slater district of Schilling (1963).
References: Lincoln, 1923, p. 28; Stoddard, 1932, p. 26; Gianella, 1945, p. 31; Schilling, 1963

Swales Mountain
County: Elko
Commodities: gold, lead, zinc, silver, tungsten, turquoise, barite
Comments: The Swales Mountain district includes Fish Creek Mountain and Swales Mountain, at the south end of the Independence Mountains about 15 miles north of Carlin. Most mines in the district are located on the east side of Swales Mountain.
References: Smith, 1976, p. 157; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 65; LaPointe and others, 1991, p. 206

Sylvania
Other name: Green Mountain
County: Esmeralda
Organized: 1869
Commodities: silver, lead, tungsten, gold, talc, beryllium, fluorspar
Comments: The Sylvania district includes all of the northern Sylvania Mountains in the area south of Palmetto Wash, extending generally along the California state line to Cucomungo Canyon. The district, situated partly in California and partly in Nevada, was organized in 1869 as the Green Mountain district and changed in 1873 to Sylvania. The original Green Mountain district included the Tule Canyon district.
References: Wheeler, 1872, p. 47; Whitehill, 1875, p. 21; Angel, 1881, p. 417; Lincoln, 1923, p. 83; Stoddard, 1932, p. 41; Gianella, 1945, p. 61; Griffiths, 1964, p. 72-73; Albers and Stewart, 1972, p. 71; Papke, 1975, p. 8; Papke, 1979, p. 20; Stager and Tingley, 1988, p. 69


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Recently hunting a canyon east of Silver City, I got a very strong hit with my 1960s White detector. First shovel of sand brought up an old 4 ounce medicine bottle stoppered with cliche and some type of wood plug. It was too heavy to just have sand inside so I was very careful when opening it. Under the stopper the bottle was full of gold dust and flakes. At present $1700+ an ounce I am elated. Bottle was some type of cough med. Cactus!!!!!!!

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