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Silver Dike Mine, Pershing County, Nevada, United States

Type:	Mine(s) - a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages
Mindat.org Region:	Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA
Region:	Pershing County, Nevada, United States
Latitude:	40° 12' 39" N
Longitude:	118° 6' 16" W
Lat/Long (dec):	40.21102,-118.10458
Köppen climate type:	BWk : Cold desert climate
Elevation:	1,808m
Mindat Feature ID:	5708546
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5708546:7
GUID:	89c0e50c-1dd6-4000-ba14-4c87a04bc5e3

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Unnamed prospect, Cow Canyon, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 12' 43" N	118° 6' 20" W	0.2km (0.1 miles)
Silver Dike mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 12' 34" N	118° 6' 3" W	0.3km (0.2 miles)
Limestone Occurrence (MRDS10198431), Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 12' 7" N	118° 5' 53" W	1.1km (0.7 miles)
Silver Occurrence (MRDS10150090), Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 12' 39" N	118° 5' 24" W	1.2km (0.8 miles)
Cow Canyon, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 11' 57" N	118° 6' 47" W	1.5km (0.9 miles)
Alpine mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 13' 37" N	118° 5' 45" W	1.9km (1.2 miles)
Limestone prospect (2), Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 12' 15" N	118° 4' 49" W	2.2km (1.4 miles)
Seven-Up Antimony Prospect, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 11' 15" N	118° 5' 47" W	2.7km (1.7 miles)
Limestone Occurrence (MRDS10222083), Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 12' 16" N	118° 8' 24" W	3.1km (1.9 miles)
Relief mine (Batavia and Pacific mine), Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 12' 52" N	118° 9' 9" W	4.1km (2.5 miles)
Humboldt Range (Limestone Prospect), Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 14' 14" N	118° 4' 13" W	4.1km (2.6 miles)
Unnamed limestone prospect, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 14' 19" N	118° 4' 14" W	4.2km (2.6 miles)
Gold Occurrence (MRDS10271155), Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 14' 59" N	118° 5' 41" W	4.4km (2.7 miles)
Silver Prospect (MRDS10222769), Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 10' 15" N	118° 7' 16" W	4.7km (2.9 miles)
Limestone prospect (MRDS10042579), Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 12' 6" N	118° 9' 37" W	4.8km (3.0 miles)
Bohannon mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 12' 15" N	118° 10' 10" W	5.6km (3.5 miles)
Troy Canyon placers, Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 15' 39" N	118° 5' 42" W	5.6km (3.5 miles)
Pinite Mine, Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 15' 25" N	118° 4' 36" W	5.6km (3.5 miles)
Limestone prospect (1), Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 11' 40" N	118° 10' 4" W	5.7km (3.5 miles)
Enterprise Mine, Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 15' 57" N	118° 6' 10" W	6.1km (3.8 miles)
Troy Canyon prospect, Spring Valley Mining District, Humboldt Range, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 16' 8" N	118° 6' 2" W	6.5km (4.0 miles)
A. D. Preister, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 9' 15" N	118° 7' 36" W	6.6km (4.1 miles)
Cinnabar No.3 Claim, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 10' 7" N	118° 9' 32" W	6.6km (4.1 miles)
Jamesonite Prospect, Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 15' 35" N	118° 9' 0" W	6.7km (4.1 miles)
Relief Canyon Mine, Relief Canyon, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 12' 0" N	118° 11' 0" W	6.8km (4.2 miles)
Hollywood mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 8' 53" N	118° 7' 12" W	7.1km (4.4 miles)
Unnamed prospect (MRDS10271037), Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 8' 48" N	118° 6' 52" W	7.2km (4.5 miles)
Silver Occurrence (MRDS10271692), Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 16' 35" N	118° 5' 37" W	7.3km (4.6 miles)
Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 10' 9" N	118° 10' 19" W	7.4km (4.6 miles)
Tungsten Occurrence (MRDS10125275), Rochester Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	40° 16' 21" N	118° 8' 14" W	7.4km (4.6 miles)

View of Silver Dike mine looking west

Silver Dike mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA

View of old mine buildings

Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA

Start of descent

Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA

View of Silver Dike mine looking west

Silver Dike mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA

View of old mine buildings

Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA

Start of descent

Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA

View of Silver Dike mine looking west

Silver Dike mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA

View of old mine buildings

Red Bird Mine, Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 7.4 km)

ⓘ var: Lead-bearing Aragonite

ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup'

ⓘ var: Silver-bearing Galena

ⓘ Robinsonite (TL)

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

ⓘ Valentinite

ⓘ Vanadinite

ⓘ var: Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 7.4 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Auld Lang Syne Basin, North America Plate	Basin
Basin and Range Basins, North America Plate	Basin
Golconda-Roberts Mountain Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Havallah Basin, North America Plate	Basin
West Nevada Permian-Triassic Basin, North America Plate	Basin
USA	Country
Lake Lahontan, USA	Lake
Nevada, USA	State
Pershing County, Nevada, USA	County
Antelope Springs Mining District, Pershing County, Nevada, USA	Mining District

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