The Van Henry Claim is a zinc mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 35.79944, -115.49111
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Van Henry Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Van Henry Claim
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Goodsprings 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
Owner Name: Galena Canyon Mining Co
Home Office: Los Angeles, Ca
Years: 1931 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Spring Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limestone Brecciated And Dolomitized
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hydrozincite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1000 FT SOUTH OF HOOISIER MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): PARALLEL LOCAL BEDDING IN STRIKE BUT WITH DEEPER DIPS
Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS, 60 AND 150 FT LONG
Comment (Geology): HIGHER IN BIRDSPRINGS FM THAN HOOSIER MINE 1000 FT TO N
References
Reference (Deposit): HEWETT, D.F., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD: USGS P.P. 162, P. 151
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.
