The Sun Rays Claims is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,599 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: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.82611, -115.39361
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Sun Rays Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sun Rays Claims
Secondary: Sun Rays
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Jarbidge 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
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Crater Range
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): LESS THAN $10,000 WORTH OF PRODUCTION.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE JARBIDGE; CONTACT, AND ELK MTN. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NV. USGS BULL. 497
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, M.B. (1957) GEOL. & MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV, NBM BULL 54
Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M., (1969)
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M., MINL. RES. OF ELKO CO., NV., USGS OPEN FILE 1976-56.
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.
