The Gap Strike Group, Sammy Group and Wolf Group is a uranium mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.96, -117.95972
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Gap Strike Group, Sammy Group and Wolf Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gap Strike Group, Sammy Group and Wolf Group
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Coaldale 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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1967
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BLANKET
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH = 0.40 MR/HR. A 3-FT CHIP SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.02% CU3O8
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND = 0.025 MR/HR
Materials
Ore: Carnotite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): AUTUNITE AND MINOR CARNOTITE (?) ARE DISSEMINATED IN LACUSTRINE TUFFS AND POORLY CONSOLIDATED FERRUGINOUS SANDSTONE.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): GAP STRIKE GROUP = 21 CLAIMS; SAMMY GROUP = 2 CLAIMS; WOLF GROUP = 8 CLAIMS.
Comment (Workings): A SMALL TRENCH
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, 1972, P. 60.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA
Reference (Deposit): FINCH, 1967, GEOLOGY OF EPIGENETIC URANIUM DEPOSITS IN SANDSTONE IN THE U.S.: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 538, 121 P.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. PRELIM. RECON. REPT 3456.
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: N.B.M.G. BULL 81
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.
