The Grey Dawn Claim is a silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Grey Dawn Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grey Dawn Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Candelaria District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Ne-Trending Faults
Type: L
Description: Complex Fissures, Alpha Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): IT MAY CONTAIN A CONTINUATION OF THE ORE SHOOTS OF THE ARGENTUM MINING CO. PROPERTY.
Comment (Deposit): A QUARTZ CLAIM CONSISTING OF 20 ACRES. WHILE THIS CLAIM DOES CONTAIN VALUABLE MINERALS, THE CHIEF REASON FOR CARRYING IT ON THE COMPANY'S BOOKS IS TO TIE IT IN WITH OTHER CLAIMS AND PATENTED GROUND. THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE TIE-IN IS $5000.
References
Reference (Deposit): GRAHAM, W.H., THE GREY DAWN CLAIM (UNPUB): NBMG FILE
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.
