The Battle Axe Claims is a silver and gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,699 feet.
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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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 38.18806, -115.70694
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Battle Axe Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Battle Axe Claims
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Willow Creek 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Post-Ore Fault Movement Has Crushed Quartz
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: QUARTZ SAID TO AVERAGE $6.40/TON IN AU AND AG IN 1916.
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Talc
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 3 CLAIMS ON SOUTH SIDE OF WILLOW CREEK, SOUTH OF GOODMAN PROPERTY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN WITH SEVERAL NARROW SUBPARALLEL SUGAR QUARTZ STRINGERS
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1916, USGS BULL 648, P. 151
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.
