The Independence Claim Group is a gold, silver, and uranium mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.23333, -117.31667
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Independence Claim Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence Claim Group
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1954
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
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
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1954 OF VEIN MATERIAL WAS HIGH IN PB, ZN, AG, WITH LESSER SB, HG, AS, AND 9 PPM AU.
Analytical Data: HIGH = 0.40 MR/HR.
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY = 0.04 MR/HR
Materials
Unknown: Copper
Comments
Comment (Workings): 750 FT OF ADIT, PLUS OTHER ADITS, SHAFTS, PITS
Comment (Development): OLD WORKINGS FOR GOLD AND SILVER. AREA STAKED RECENTLY (1984)
Comment (Location): UTM IS TO ABANDONED SHAFT ON CLAIM GROUP, WHICH COVERS A LARGER AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY IS REPORTED FROM GOUGE ZONES ALONG FAULTS . QUARTZ VEINS NEAR INTRUSIVE CONTACT. ALTERATION INDICATES NARROW TACTITE ZONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P. 53.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 4-8-84.
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.
