The Virginia Group is a uranium mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 37.76722, -117.68111
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Virginia Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Virginia Group
Secondary: Virginia Claims 17
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Silver Peak 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
Not available
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH= 1.0 MR/HR. ONE SAMPLE RAN 0.235% EU3O8/0.004% CU3O8. GRAB SAMPLE RAN 0.03% CU3O8
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY= 0.03 MR/HR
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 17 CLAIMS AT EDGE OF CLAYTON VALLEY DRY LAKE BED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Deposit): HOT SPRINGS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE CLAYTON VALLEY DRY LAKE ARE REPORTEDLY RADIOACTIVE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL. 81, P. 55.
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.
