The Tom Cat Claims is a lead and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,486 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,486 Feet (1,977 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.88028, -117.23278
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Tom Cat Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tom Cat Claims
Secondary: Govan Property
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Twin River District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Kitchingham, D. L.
Home Office: Round Mountain
Years: 1981 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1981
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Dike Displays Strong N20e Jointing
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Dike
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS RAN FROM TRAU TO 0.26 OZ/TAU
Analytical Data: 0.5 TO 42.7 % PB IN 9 SAMPLES
Analytical Data: 0.2 TO 176.34 OZ/AG
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON EAST SLOPE OF RIDGE EAST OF SOUTH TWIN RIVER (CLAY CANYON)
Comment (Deposit): CRUSHED, SILICIFIED, SHEARED CONTACT ZONE, RICH BUNCHE & STRINGERS OF OR IN RHYOLITE DILG (GOVAN REPORT)
Comment (Workings): 3 CAVED ADITS AND ACUT
Comment (Geology): CONTACT ZONE OF DIKE & METAMORPHICS IS CRUSHED, CEMENTED WITH WHITEQUARTZ (VUGGY) MN-OX AND FE-OX STAINED. DIKE IS SILICIFIED & LACED WITH QUARTZ VEINLETS
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J. V., 9/17/81 FIELD EXAMINATION
Reference (Deposit): STOTESBURY, H. W., 1916, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON GOVAN PROPERTY AT TWIN RIVERS: NBMG FILE 256, ITEM 1.
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.
