Red Rock Claims Nos. 1 and 2.

The Red Rock Claims Nos. 1 and 2. is a uranium mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,201 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

Name: Red Rock Claims Nos. 1 and 2.  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.27889, -117.23694

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Red Rock Claims Nos. 1 and 2. MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Rock Claims Nos. 1 and 2.


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop (Gold Mountain) 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

Type: Surface/Underground


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

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RADIOACTIVITY IS ABOUT 10 TIMES BACKGROUND SAMPLES CONTAIN ABOUT 0.005% CU3 O8


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Siderite


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA; EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): ORIGINAL WORKINGS WERE FOR GOLD

Comment (Deposit): AUTUNITE, AZURITE, MALACHITE, SIDERITE AND IRON OXIDES OCCUR ALONG A STRONGLY BRECCIATED SHEAR ZONE.

Comment (Workings): 40-FT INCLINED SHAFT, 2 ADITS, AND SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P.53.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.