The Lime Ridge Group is a mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,181 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: 6,181 Feet (1,884 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 38.7025, -116.18722
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Lime Ridge Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lime Ridge Group
Secondary: Lime Ridge No. 1 To No. 50 Claims.
Commodity
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Morey District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Hot Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Ash-Flow Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES CONTAIN UP TO 0.02% U308. ASSAYS UP TO 0.13% U308 WERE REPORTED.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A 30 FT SHAFT.
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. 81, P. 93
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.
