The Sky Claims is a silver, gold, and barium-barite mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 38.95194, -117.57944
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Sky Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sky Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Union District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Marshall Earth Resources, Inc., Bus Hedgcorth, Mine Superintendent
Home Office: P.O. Box 113-1; Gabbs, Nv. 89409
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Comments
Comment (Development): LISTED IN 1981 AS AN ACTIVE OPEN PIT MINE & MILL WITH CRUSHING & GRAVITY CONCENTRATION PLANT, EMPLOYING A TOTAL OF 15 PERSONS (OR MORE IN 1981)
Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN-UTM IS TO NEAR CENTER OF SECTION 34 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, JAN 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980.
Reference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, DEC, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1981.
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.
