The Ace of Diamonds Claim is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,230 feet.
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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: 6,230 Feet (1,899 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 40.56972, -117.12250
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Ace of Diamonds Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ace of Diamonds Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Fuller And Assocs., A. C.
Years: 1950 -
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Scott Canyon And Dewitt Thrust Faults
Type: L
Description: N-S Trendin G Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 1/4 MILE SE OF DRISCOL MINE
Comment (Workings): 2 OPEN CUTS
Comment (Geology): SAME FAULT ZONE IS EXPLORED FURTHER SOUTH ON THE CELIA CLAIM
Comment (Deposit): THE PROPERTY WAS OWNED IN 1950'S BY A. C. FULLER & ASSOC. WORKINGS INCLUDE 2 12FT X 20FT OPEN CUTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R. J. AND ARNOLD, D. C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES, NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B
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.
