The Kateydid Claim is a uranium mine located in Lyon county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,600 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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.49167, -118.96667
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Kateydid Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kateydid Claim
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Washington
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
Discovery Year: 1950
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: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.17 PERCENT U3O8. BG = 0.02 TO 0.03 MR/HR.
Analytical Data: HIGH = 1.5 MR/HR.
Materials
Ore: Uranophane
Comments
Comment (Location): PROSPECTS ARE ON BOTH SIDES OF RIVER ACCESSIBLE FROM SOUTH SIDE VIA DIRT ROAD.
Comment (Commodity): LOW GRADE DEPOSIT
Comment (Workings): DOZER TRENCH, 6-FOOT PIT, DIAMOND DRILL SITE
References
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, J. G., 1969 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LYON, DOUGLAS & ORMSBY COUNTIES, NEVADA, NBMG BULL. 75 , PLATE. 2
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.
