Echo Group

The Echo Group is a uranium and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,099 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: Echo Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium, Silver

Lat, Long: 41.88556, -119.29361

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Echo Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Echo Group


Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt


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

Not available


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: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: LESS THAN 0.001% OF U3O8
Analytical Data: ASSAYS: TRACE AG


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): W. 1/2 OF SEC 31 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Comment (Workings): 8 SHALLOW BULLDOZER CUTS

Comment (Deposit): 12 MINING CLAIMS WERE LOCATED IN 1955 BY S AND S EXPLORATION CO. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 8 SHALLOW BULLDOZER CUTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): CATHRALL, J. B., 1978, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHARLES SHELDON WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: U.S.G.S. 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.