Poor Boy Claim

The Poor Boy Claim is a mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,610 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: Poor Boy Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 5,610 Feet (1,710 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 39.02722, -117.89861

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Poor Boy Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Poor Boy Claim
Secondary: Argentum Grounds


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: Lashby, G. D.
Home Office: Gabbs
Years: 1948 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: L
Description: Shear Zones (N50w, 80sw; N80w, 75sw) Major Wnw-Trending Normal Fault; Nw-Striking Range-Front Fault.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Brown Limestone Is Partly Dolomitized And Silicified. Porphyry Is Slightly Limonitized, Chloritized, And Sericitized.


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS AND GOSSAN LENSES ALONG SHEARED AND BRECCIATED ZONES.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO SHAFTS, TWO TRENCHES, AND THREE SHALLOW PITS.

Comment (Geology): LOCALIZED CALCITE VEINLETS ARE PRESENT. VEINS HAVE SHARP CONTACTS WITH ALTERED PORPHYRY WALLROCK AND ARE COMMONLY BRECCIATED AND RECEMENTED WITH QUARTZ AND IN PLACES LIMONITE.


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

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.