Joshua Claims

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

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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.