The Rifle Claims is a copper, gemstone, gold, and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,051 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: 7,051 Feet (2,149 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gemstone, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.18, -116.89389
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Rifle Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rifle Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gemstone
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Northumberland District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Argillization
Rocks
Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Turquoise
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Iron
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH SIDE WILLOW CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): ROAD SYSTEM MORE DEVELOPED THAN SHOWN ON TOPO SHEET. POSSIBLY A PRECIOUS METALS PROSPECT
Comment (Workings): MINOR OPEN PIT 15 FT BY 10 FT BY 12 FT; PROSPECT PITS; TRENCH
Comment (Geology): BEDDING AND FRACTURES COATED WITH FEOX, MNOX
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1980, FIELD EXAMINATION, AUG. 1980.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P., 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION, 19 OCT 1981.
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY; NBMG BULL. (IN PRESS)
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.
