Silver Springs, Lyon County, Nevada, United States

Alternative Names:	Silver Springs, Silver Springs Station
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Region:	Lyon County, Nevada, United States
Latitude:	39° 24' 55" N
Longitude:	119° 13' 28" W
Lat/Long (dec):	39.41547,-119.22461
Köppen climate type:	BWk : Cold desert climate
Elevation:	1,280m
Population:	5,296 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:	5512373
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5512373:6
GUID:	fa049656-8b3a-4ad1-bd27-18a86c5862de

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Hazen Diatomite Pit, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 26' 22" N	119° 11' 1" W	4.4km (2.7 miles)
Christianson shaft, Talapoosa Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 27' 10" N	119° 16' 26" W	5.9km (3.7 miles)
Talapoosa mine, Talapoosa Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 27' 16" N	119° 16' 34" W	6.2km (3.8 miles)
Dyke adit, Talapoosa Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 27' 19" N	119° 16' 53" W	6.6km (4.1 miles)
DeLongchamps prospect, Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 28' 8" N	119° 16' 39" W	7.5km (4.7 miles)
Mercury Prospect (MRDS10040598), Talapoosa Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 28' 11" N	119° 16' 43" W	7.6km (4.7 miles)
Section 15 Tungsten Mine, Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 20' 30" N	119° 16' 11" W	9.1km (5.6 miles)
Section 10 Prospect (MRDS10050864), Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 20' 54" N	119° 17' 8" W	9.1km (5.7 miles)
Section 9 Prospect (MRDS10043887), Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 20' 45" N	119° 17' 38" W	9.8km (6.1 miles)
Ruth mine, Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 19' 44" N	119° 16' 57" W	10.8km (6.7 miles)
B. H. and V. mine, Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 19' 43" N	119° 16' 58" W	10.9km (6.7 miles)
Section 12 Prospect (MRDS10050854), Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 26' 19" N	119° 21' 5" W	11.2km (7.0 miles)
Unnamed prospect (MRDS10246483), Talapoosa Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 27' 57" N	119° 20' 16" W	11.2km (7.0 miles)
Old Soldier mine (Lost Soldier mine), Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 19' 3" N	119° 16' 37" W	11.8km (7.3 miles)
Mountain View Group, Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 19' 2" N	119° 16' 41" W	11.8km (7.4 miles)
Some Tuesday (Lahontan Montmorillonite), Lahontan, Churchill County, Nevada, USA	39° 25' 29" N	119° 5' 8" W	12.0km (7.4 miles)
Unnamed prospect (MRDS10173450), Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 27' 10" N	119° 21' 30" W	12.2km (7.6 miles)
Unnamed Magnesia Alum Deposit, Dead Camel Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA	39° 25' 29" N	119° 4' 48" W	12.5km (7.7 miles)
Unnamed Magnesia Alum Deposit (Dead Camel Mtns), Lahontan, Churchill County, Nevada, USA	39° 25' 29" N	119° 4' 48" W	12.5km (7.7 miles)
Section 14 Prospect (MRDS10050855), Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 25' 38" N	119° 22' 7" W	12.5km (7.7 miles)
Lahontan deposit, Lahontan, Churchill County, Nevada, USA	39° 25' 28" N	119° 4' 47" W	12.5km (7.7 miles)
Unnamed zeolite occurrence (MRDS10198012), Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 32' 4" N	119° 16' 3" W	13.8km (8.5 miles)
Shaft & Prospects (MRDS10271016), Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 25' 30" N	119° 23' 5" W	13.8km (8.6 miles)
Leboeuf Exploration Drift, Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 28' 10" N	119° 22' 10" W	13.8km (8.6 miles)
Spencer Claim, Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 25' 43" N	119° 23' 24" W	14.3km (8.9 miles)
Limestone Mine (MRDS10125134), Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 32' 29" N	119° 11' 3" W	14.4km (9.0 miles)
Ramsey Prospects, Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 26' 29" N	119° 23' 23" W	14.5km (9.0 miles)
Creston Prospect, Camp Gregory Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA	39° 24' 59" N	119° 3' 20" W	14.5km (9.0 miles)
S Area, Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 25' 59" N	119° 23' 33" W	14.6km (9.1 miles)
Ramsey mine, Ramsey Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA	39° 27' 54" N	119° 22' 57" W	14.7km (9.1 miles)

Old shaft

Section 15 Tungsten Mine, Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA

Old shaft

Section 15 Tungsten Mine, Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA

Old shaft

Section 15 Tungsten Mine, Churchill Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 14.7 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 14.7 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Basin and Range Basins, North America Plate	Basin
Havallah Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Shoofly-Olds Ferry Domain, North America Plate	Domain
West Nevada Permian-Triassic Basin, North America Plate	Basin
USA	Country
Nevada, USA	State
Lyon County, Nevada, USA	County
Sierra Nevada, USA	Mountain Range

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