The Petrol Claims is a silver mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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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: Silver
Lat, Long: 38.15361, -118.07944
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Petrol Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Petrol Claims
Secondary: Candelaria Exploration Co.
Secondary: Figg-Hoblyn Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
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
Owner Name: T. R. W. Francis Figg-Hoblyn, F. S. Maclean; Santa Barbara, California.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: District Is Bounded On North By A Major Post-Mineral Fault
Type: L
Description: Folding, Faulting
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Jamesonite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ONE OF THE OLD MINES OF THE DISTRICT
Comment (Deposit): VEIN STRIKES N 40 W, DIPS 60 NE, 8 FEET WIDE, ORE REPORTEDLY 2 FT
Comment (Workings): 300-FT CROSSCUT, A 135-FT DRIFT ON VEIN, AND A WINZE BEING SUNK IN SUMMER OF 1956.
References
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 58
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.
