The Pelican Claim is a mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,732 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: 5,732 Feet (1,747 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.0225, -117.89611
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Pelican Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pelican Claim
Secondary: Francis Lee Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Lodi District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Wilcox
Home Office: Broken Hills
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FLECKS, IRREGULAR SEAMS, COATINGS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Thrust Fault; Nw-Striking Range-Front Fault.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE PROJECTED FROM SOUTH
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS IN THE AREA INCLUDE A WEST-INCLINED SHAFT, AND A S7W TRENDING ADIT.
Comment (Geology): WELL-DEVELOPED CONTINUOUS CLEAVAGE (SCHISTOSITY) IN THE PORPHYRY. ABUNDANT GOSSAN AND QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL ON DUMP
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSIT 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.
