The Golden King Iii Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,251 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.64861, -117.54833
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Golden King Iii Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden King Iii Claim
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2395
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Cloverdale District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2395 OF SILICIFIED, BRECCIATED RHYOLITE TUFF CEMENTED BY QUARTZ AND LIMONITE, FROM THE DUMP, CONTAINS 1.5% FE, 0.2% MG, 0.1% CA, 0.15% TI, 150 PPM MN, 15 PPM AG, 0.2 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 1000 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 15 PPM CU, 10 PPM MO, 70 PPM PB, 50 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 70 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH OF GOLDEN KING MINE ABOUT 0.4 MILE. UNSURVEYED T & R. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): EXXON CLAIMS IN AREA, EXXON DRILL SITE JUST TO WEST OF SHAFT (1985)
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE IN RHYOLITE TUFF. TUFF ON PUMP KAOLINIZED, IRON-STAINED, NON-WELDED, WITH LARGE PUMICE FRAGMENTS
Comment (Workings): VERTICAL SHAFT (COLLAR CAVED), OLD SINKING TRIPOD SET OVER SHAFT. NEW EXXON DRILL SITE JUST TO WEST OF SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 3 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 99B, 1984, P. 71-76.
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.
