The Checkmate No. 1 Claim is a uranium mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Checkmate No. 1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Checkmate No. 1 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Tertiary: Iron
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH = 0.5 MR/HR. SAMPLES CONTAIN FROM 0.013 TO 0.136% CU3O8 (0.144% U3O8
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY = 0.05 MR/HR
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): AT PASS IN SLATE RIDGE, 3.5 MILES SE OF GOLD POINT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): AN OXIDIZED "IRON DIKE" REPORTEDLY CUTS LIMESTONE AND IS RADIOACTIVE ALONG THE FOOTWALL SIDE
Comment (Workings): 30-FT ADIT AND CAVED SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, PLATE 2, P. 59-60.
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, N.J., 1973, NBMG, BULL 81, P. 53
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.
