Nevada Claim

The Nevada Claim is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Nevada Claim
Secondary: Fish Creek Group

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Hyder

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Early Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: STARBOARD CLAIMS, NEVADA CLAIM; FISH CREEK GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK IS GREENSTONE AND BROWN, FRACTURED METASEDIMENTARY RO CK OF POSSIBLE HAZELTON GROUP, CUT BY DIKE OF TEXAS CREEK GRANODIORITE AT PORTAL OF ADIT

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL OPEN PITS AND A 44-FT ADIT WITH 25 FT DRIFT (ADIT NO. 7)

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN UP TO 15 IN WIDE CARRIES GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALE RITE AND TETRAHEDRITE; NUMEROUS STRINGERS IN GREENSTONE FOOTWALL

Comment (Location): APPROX. LOCATION OF ADIT NO. 7 AS SHOWN ON CLAIM MAP, PLATE 12, US GS BULL 807 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): PATENTED CIRCA 1920

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-78-73B-03

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 722, P. 136

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 807, P. 71

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-73B, LOC. 3

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