Tex Claims

The Tex Claims is a manganese and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,499 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

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Site Name

Primary: Tex Claims

Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Ely Springs (Lone Mountain) 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: Golden Triangle Exploration, Wayne Cole, Locater
Home Office: P.O. Box 187, Pioche, Nv
Years: 1982 -

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

Model Name: Replacement Mn

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Wad
Ore: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MN-RICH SILICIFIED FAULT ZONE, 5 FT WIDE, BLACK DUE TO ABUNDANT WAD AND MN OXIDES, CONTAINING SOME LIMONITIC GOSSAN LENSES AND BRECCIA (?) FRAGMENTS OF WHITE AND BLACK CALCITE. ZONE IS BRECCIATED AND SILICIFIED. ON NE SIDE OF SHAFT IS A RESISTANT OUTCROP OF LIMESTONE BRECCIA CEMENTED BY SILICA AND MN OXIDES. EAST OF SHAFT 2 PROSPECTS OCCUR IN MEDIUM (1-2 FT THICK) BEDS OF MARLY BROWN LIMESTONE WHICH STRIKES N45W, DIP 25 NE. LIMONITE-STAINED, SILICIFIED REPLACEMENT ZONES CUT THE ROCKS PARALLEL TO BEDDING. ONE ZONE ABOUT 3 FT WIDE WAS BRECCIATED AND FILLED WITH LIMONITE, HEMATITE, MN OXIDES, CLAY AND CALCITE. REMOBILIZED PODS OF WHITE CALCITE VEINS ARE COMMON WITHIN THE ZONE. SAMPLE 1717 IS OF WAD AND MANGAND SIDERITE, WITH VUGS FILLED WITH PYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE?, PYROLUSITE, QUARTZ AND CALCITE. ORE IS VUGGY, SLIGHTLY MAGNETIC, DENSE.

Comment (Workings): MAIN WORKING IS SHAFT INCLINED S50E, ABOUT 20 FT DEEP. 2 SMALL PROSPECT PITS LIE ALONG STRIKE OF REPLACEMENT ZONE ABOUT 50-60 FT E. OF SHAFT. OLD CAMPSITES IN AREA

Comment (Deposit): COUNTY MAP OF MINES SHOWS KING MIDAS MINE AT THIS LOCALITY. HOWEVER, THE DESCRIPTION OF THE MINE IN THE COUNTY REPORT BETTER FITS SAMPLE LOCATION 1714 WHERE NW FAULT ZONE IS STOPED TO A DEPTH OF 30-40 FT. THERE IS NO STOPING OF FAULT ZONE AT THIS LOCALITY. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Development): MOST RECENT SIGN OF ACTIVITY IN 1983 WAS STAKING.

References

Reference (Deposit): BENTZ, J. AND SMITH, P., 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT

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.