Juniper Claim

The Juniper Claim is a lead mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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

Name: Juniper Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 40.56222, -114.81833

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Juniper Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Juniper Claim


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Spruce Mountain


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

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Location): N SLOPE OF SPRUCE MT.

Comment (Development): FEE, PATENTED CLAIM

Comment (Deposit): FAULT ZONE; LEAD-SILVER PROSPECT

Comment (Workings): SHAFT

Comment (Deposit): THE JUNIPER CLAIM IS DEVELOPED BY A SHAFT INTO JUNIPER LIMESTONE OF DEVONIAN AGE. A WNW STRIKING FAULT ZONE IS CUT BY THE SHAFT. MINERAL SURVEY NO. 41 (OFF. NO. 1463) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, CLARK L., (1937), THE GEOLOGY OF THE BLACK FOREST MINE AREA, SPRUCE MOUNTAIN, NEVADA, THESIS U. OF ARIZONA


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.