The Lost Heel Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,549 feet.
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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
Elevation: 6,549 Feet (1,996 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.44361, -117.49750
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Lost Heel Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lost Heel Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lida District (Alida Valley District)
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
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
Type: R
Description: Normal Fault (N65w, 70s) (Hanging Wall Harkless, Footwall Campito)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .01, .178 OZ AU AND 1.13, 125.19 OZ AG RESPECTIVELY. /TON
Analytical Data: 2 CONTINUOUS CHIP SAMPLES ASSAYED
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MASSIVE TO HIGHLY BRECCIATED, MILKY WHITE QUARTZ.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL TRENCHES, TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG, OPEN FILE DATA, FILE #95, ITEM 11, P. 39-40
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.
