The Groundhog No. 1 and Other Claims is a copper, gold, silver, and barium-barite mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 10,000 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: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Silver, Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 38.95111, -117.31861
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Groundhog No. 1 and Other Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Groundhog No. 1 and Other Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Antimony
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Twin River 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
Owner Name: Philip And Louis Meyer Of Tonopah
Years: 1964 -
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: Massive sulfide, Cyprus
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Golconda Thrust Plate
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 5000 PPM BA
Analytical Data: 150 PPM MN
Analytical Data: 300 PPM SB
Analytical Data: 1.5 PPM AG
Analytical Data: 0.24 PPM AU
Analytical Data: SELECTED GRAB SAMPLE OF FRACTURE COATINGS CONTAINS: 2000 PPM CU
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): OXIDIZED ORE MINERALS COAT FRACTURES IN SILICIFIED ZONE WITHIN AN APHANITIC GREENSTONE
Comment (Workings): 10-FT. DEEP SHAFT, TRENCHES, N-TRENDING CUT
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J., AND ZIONY, J.I., (IN PRESS) GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO., NV: NBMG BULL
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.
