Golden King Iii Claim

The Golden King Iii Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,251 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

Name: Golden King Iii Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.