The Dun Claim Group. is a tungsten and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Dun Claim Group. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dun Claim Group.
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Hornsilver (Gold Point, Lime Point) 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
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): 2 VERTICLE AND INCLINED SHAFTS, SURFACE WORKINGS. SHAFTS FOLLOW CONTACT OF SKARN ZONE.
Comment (Geology): THE SEDIMENTS ARE SILICIFIED ALONG CONTACT. HOST ROCK COF BY MASSIVE AND CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ VEINS, CARRYING SULFIDES, AND ALTERATIONS-MALACHITE AND OTHER CO MINERALS.
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH/BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 10 MAY 83
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.
