The Delta Claim Group is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Delta Claim Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Delta Claim Group
Secondary: Sample Location #1025
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Johnnie
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Alpha Exploration Co.
Owner Name: Purple Sage Mining Co.
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Thrust Fault (Ne-Sw)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitic
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GOSSANY, GALENA BEARING QUARTZ VEINS WITH PATCHES OF SERICITE CUT THE QUARTZITE AND CEMENTS BRECCIA. QUARTZ VEINS ARE VUGGY, FILLED WITH HEMATITE AND MN STAINING
Comment (Workings): 4 INCLINED SHAFTS ALONG N30E TREND.
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 19 APR 82
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.
