The B.D. Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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B.D. Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: B.D. Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Mineral Ridge 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
Type: R
Description: Faults And Folding.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SEVEN MILES WEST OF SILVER PEAK AND ONE MILE NORTH ALONG MINERAL RIDGE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): THREE DEEP SHAFTS IN POOR REPAIR, BAD ROADS AND UNUSABLE SURFACE STRUCTURES. SEVERAL ADITS THAT ARE CAVED NEAR THEIR ENTRANCES.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ PODS AND VEINS
Comment (Geology): THIN-BEDDED SILTSTONE & LIMESTONE OF WYMANN FM INTRUDED BY GREAT MASSES OF QUARTZ, AS PODS & VEINS, X-CUTTING AND INTRUDING ALONG BEDDING PLANES. LARGE MASSES OF QUARTZ ARE CROPPING OUT ALONG THE SIDES OF THE HILLS AND THE RIDGES. WYMANN FM IS SLIGHTLY METAMORPHOSED WITH MICA SHIST.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, J. (1982) FIELD EXAMINATION
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.
