The Gold Ledge Claim Group is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.7625, -117.67083
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Gold Ledge Claim Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Ledge Claim Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak District (1865)
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: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Greenstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ONE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.28 OZ/TON AU, 10.1 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: ANOTHER 0.36 OZ/TON AU, 7.4 OZ/TON AG
Analytical Data: ANOTHER, 0.51 OZ/TON AU, 3.5 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ LENSES
Comment (Location): ADJOINS POCATELLO GROUP ON ITS NW EDGE. UTM IS TO A PROSPECT PIT ON THE CLAIM GROUP ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
References
Reference (Deposit): HUGHES, H.H., 1938, UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO THE DIRECTORS, ALTO DEVELOPMENT CO., TONOPAH, NEV. ON THE GOLD LEDGE GROUP OF CLAIMS, ESMERALDA CO., NEV; NBMG FILE 101, ITEM 14
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.
