Oakland Group

The Oakland Group is a gold mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 3,442 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: Oakland Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

Elevation: 3,442 Feet (1,049 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.47611, -114.88556

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Oakland Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Oakland Group
Secondary: On Patented Claims Side Line
Secondary: San Mateo
Secondary: Oakland
Secondary: Gold Reef
Secondary: Cabell.


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Searchlight


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

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Physiographic Detail: New Berry Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS AVERAGED ABOUT $11/TON AT $20.67/OZ. AU.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN ANDESITE NEAR CONTACT WITH QUARTZ MONZONITE. THE VEIN MATERIAL IS COMPOSED OF CLAY, ANGULAR FRAGMENTS OF DK GREY ANDESITE AND PARTICLES OF CRUSHED QUARTZ.

Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF THREE SHAFTS AND SEVERAL SURFACE PITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C.R., 1965, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 62, P. 201.

Reference (Deposit): NEV. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN FILE, FILE NO. 33, ITEM 6


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.