The Luning Mining Co Claims is a silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,040 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,040 Feet (1,841 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.5975, -118.13583
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Luning Mining Co Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Luning Mining Co Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECT SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.01 PERCENT U3O8
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): APPROX. 1 MI EAST ALONG HWY 23 FROM SANTA FE MINE EST. LOCATION
Comment (Deposit): BG = 40 CPS; HIGH = 170 CPS
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J., 1973 , RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURENCES IN NEVADA, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL. 81
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
