The Utopia Claims is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Utopia Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Utopia Claims
Secondary: Barite Claims
Secondary: Paymaster Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lone Mountain (Weepah, West Divide) 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: Birdhtit, J. H.
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: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Weepah Hills
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitic (Minor)
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SERIES OF PARALLEL SHEAR ZONES, WHICH ARE PARALLEL TO QUARTZ VEINS CARRYING PYRITE AND ABUNDANT FE-MN STAINING.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS, ADITS, SURFACE CUTS, APPEAR TO BE EXPLORATIONAL.
Comment (Geology): HOST ROCK MODERATELY BRECCIATED, REMNANT BEDDING OF MEDASEDIMENTS APPROX. N45W, STEEPLY DIPPING NE. SHALE INTERBED W/LENSES OF FE STAINED MUD/SILTSTONE.
Comment (Location): LOCATED WITHIN MERRITT BARITE CLAIMS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): SPURR, J.E., 1906, USGS P. 55.
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, MAY 15, 1983
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.
