The Valley View Claims is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,650 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
Elevation: 5,650 Feet (1,722 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.90417, -117.19111
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Valley View Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Valley View Claims
Secondary: Valley View, Plainview, Baby Buster, Afternoon, and Evening Claims
Secondary: Nome Divide Mining Co. Property
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Klondyke (Southern Klondyke) District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Nome Divide Mining Co.
Years: 1922 -
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT 2.8 AIRMILES EAST OF ROUTE 95 AND 1.5 AIRMILES WEST OF THE NYE COUNTY LINE. UTM IS TO CENTER OF CLAIM BLOCK WHICH EXTENDS OUTWARD UP TO 400 M. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 92, P. 130-132
Reference (Deposit): CHIPP, E.R., 1969, UNR MINES THESIS 351.
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.
