The Golden Ray Claims is a copper and silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Golden Ray Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Ray Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Lorey
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Folger And Hentrom
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): N-S STRIKING, MILKY-WHITE QUARTZ VEIN LACING GREY LS, TETRAHEDRITE IN VEIN QUARTZ. VEIN SYSTEM TRACEABLE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET ALONG STRIKE. SEVERAL VEINS 25' IN WIDTH.
Comment (Deposit): VEINS OF QUARTZ, BEARING TETRAHEDRITE, IN LIMESTONE
References
Reference (Deposit): FIELD EXAMINATION BY J.V. TINGLEY, NBMG, ON 7/15/80
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.
