The Obsidian Group is a gold, silver, and uranium mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Uranium
Lat, Long: 41.75833, -119.36333
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Obsidian Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Obsidian Group
Secondary: Columbia and Loise
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ripattee, Alloway, And Hicks.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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 Au-Ag
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.005% U3O8
Analytical Data: TRACES OF AU, AG
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = CATNIP MOUNTAIN, SE 1:24000
Comment (Development): OBSIDIAN GROUP CONSISTS OF 8 CLAIMS LOCATED IN 1955 BY C. H. RIPATTEE AND H. E. ALLOWAY. THE COLUMBIA AND LOISE CLAIMS WERE LOCATED IN 1956 BY CAROL J. HICKS.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY ONE SHALLOW BULLDOZER CUT IN ALLUVIUM.
Comment (Geology): RHYOLITE CONTAINS FELDSPAR PHENOCRYSTS.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1955, 1956
References
Reference (Deposit): CATHRALL, J B, ET AL, 1978, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHARLES SHELDON WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 78-1002
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.
