The King Lode Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.63583, -117.54250
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King Lode Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King Lode Claim
Secondary: King Claims
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
Owner Name: Silver, W. A.
Home Office: Tonopah
Years: 1949 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1949
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Peavine Caldera Periphery Area
Type: L
Description: The Tuff Strikes N50w, Dip 10 Sw. A Minor Shear Zone In Toiyabe Quartz Latite Exhibiting Tight Folds With A Northwest Trend And A 10-20 Nw Plunge.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Shear Zone Is Bleached And Argillized
Rocks
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1980- A SELECTED GRAB SAMPLE CONTAIN 1.6 PPM GOLD AND 200 PPM SILVER.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF FOUR INCLINE SHAFTS AND THREE PROSPECT PITS.
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE
Comment (Development): ANNUAL ASSESSMENT WORK WAS STILL BEING DONE IN 1970'A A62 16060003
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS
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.
