The Dig Claims is a barium-barite mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Dig Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dig Claims
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Black Mountain (Area)
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TWO ADITS ARE SHOWN ON THE 1967, WINE CUP RANCH SW, 7 1/2 FT QUAD. THE ADITS ARE LOCATED ON THE WEST SLOPE, AT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BLACK MTNS. ANOTHER ADIT IS SHOWN 1/2 MILE TO THE S.E., ON TOP OF THE RIDGE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS SHOWN ON MAP
Comment (Geology): SHEAR ZONE, STOCK WORKS. IN LIMESTONE CEMENTED BY SILICA
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE, STOCKWORKS IN LIMESTONE, CEMENTED BY SILICA.
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH R.M. (1976-56) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO. NEV, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B. (1979) FIELD EXAMINATION
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.
