The Maud Claims is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.28222, -117.26361
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Maud Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Maud Claims
Secondary: Alberto Mine
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1186, 1187
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop 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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): IN FLOAT TRACES OF TACTITE, BANDED PHYLLITE/SCHIST, SHALE.
Comment (Workings): WESTERN WORKINGS: TRENCH, ADIT. SURFACE CUTS. EASTERN WORKINGS: SHAFT, SURFACE CUTS, DRILL PAD. OLD AND NEW EXPLORATORY WORKINGS (1983).
Comment (Deposit): FAULT FILLED WITH BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEIN, CEMENT ED WITH HEMATITIC SILICA.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH/BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 6 MAY 83
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, P. 71-72, PLATE 2.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA
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