The Joshua Claims is a lead, silver, copper, and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
About the MRDS Data:
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:
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.55611, -117.40528
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Joshua Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Joshua Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1117
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Railroad Spring(?) 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
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: Near The Contact, The Veins Have Been Intensely Altered Leaving A Rind Of Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): NE TIP OF THE PALMETTO MOUNTAINS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): VEINS ARE BRECCIATED WITH COPPER OXIDE AND MINOR SULFIDES COMMON
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT AND SEVERAL ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON JUNE 1, 1982
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.
