The Defiance Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.43611, -116.86917
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Defiance Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Defiance Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Lewis 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Roberts Mtns Thrust At Depth.
Type: L
Description: Lewis (Whiskey Canyon) Thrust
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): BELOW FORK OF LEWIS & DEAN CANYONS; MOSTLY ON W. SIDE
Comment (Production): $5000 TO $100000 IN GOLD AND SILVER
References
Reference (Deposit): STAGER, H.K., 1977, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LANDER CO., NEV; NEV BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL BULL 88 PR
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED CLAIM MAP, 1972, BETTY O'NEAL SILVER MINE, COMPILED BY J.V. TINGLEY
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.
