The Mustang Claim Group is a uranium mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,551 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,551 Feet (1,692 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.82111, -117.90056
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Mustang Claim Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mustang Claim Group
Secondary: Mustang
Secondary: Mustang Nos. 1-7 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: North Of Silver Peak District
Land Status
Not available
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: Mudstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECT SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.13 % EU 308 (0.198%CU 308). 3-FT CHIP SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.02% EU308. OTHER SAMPLES CONTAINED 0.093 AND 0.426% C U308.
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL BULLDOZER CUTS
Comment (Deposit): URANIUM MINERALIZATION OCCURS ALONG A SHEAR ZONE AND ALONG BEDDINGPLANES
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P. 54
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.
