The Idaho Claims is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,719 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: 5,719 Feet (1,743 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.72222, -117.21444
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Idaho Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Idaho Claims
Secondary: Kewanas No. 2
Secondary: Kewanas No. 3 Claims
Secondary: Kewanas Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1908
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faults, Gouge Zones
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Kaolinization
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Latite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ADJOINS NE SIDE OF GOLDFIELD CONSOLIDATED MINES CO. GROUND.; NORTH OF JUMBO EXTENSION MINING CO. ABOUT 40 ACRES, 2 CLAIMS AND A FRACTION. UTM IS TO ONE SHAFT ON THE PROPERTY
Comment (Development): NO ORE HAD BEEN SHIPPED AS OF 1908, ALTHOUGH EXTENSIVE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS HAD EXPLORED MUCH GROUND
Comment (Workings): 500 FT INCLINED SHAFT AT 45 DEGREES WITH LEVELS AT 100, 200, 400 AND 500 FT FROM COLLAR. 250 FT OF DRIFTS ON THE 200-FT LEVEL; 700 FT OF WORKINGS ON THE 400-FT LEVEL
References
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS PP 66, P. 239
Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86
Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1313-1314.
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.
