Bald Mountain Claims

The Bald Mountain Claims is a silver, gold, mercury, and uranium mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,004 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: Bald Mountain Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation: 6,004 Feet (1,830 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Mercury, Uranium

Lat, Long: 41.835, -119.62083

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Bald Mountain Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bald Mountain Claims
Secondary: Nevada Guy
Secondary: Lone Pine
Secondary: Jim Bum
Secondary: Amar
Secondary: Nades Claims


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Mercury
Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Lone Pine 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: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1897
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: Basin And Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Hg


Orebody

Form: VEIN, TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Clay


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .02 TO .06% HG.


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Mercury
Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): SERIES OF CLAIMS WITH UTM TAKE FROM YELLOW PEAK ACCESSIBLE VIA NEVADA HIGHWAY 34A.

Comment (Development): EARLY GOLD AND SILVER PROSPECTING FROM 1897 TO 1909 LED TO THE LOCATION OF 109 CLAIMS ON OR ADJACENT TO BALD MTN." 25 CLAIMS WERE LOCATED IN 1911 AND 1918. DISCOVERY OF MERCURY SOUTH OF THE REFUGE IN 1929 SPARKED PROSPECTING FOR IT WITHIN THE REFUGE. 30 CLAIMS WERE LOCATED FROM 1930 TO 1941. 140 CLAIMS WERE LOCATED DURING THE URANIUM BOOM YEARS OF 1954 AND 1955.

Comment (Workings): 4 CAVED ADITS, 2 SHAFTS, 5 CUTS, 36 PITS AND 60 TRENCHES


References

Reference (Deposit): CATHRALL, J. B., 1978, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHARLES SHELDON WILDERNESS STUDY AREA; USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-1002


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.