The Nevada Rath Claims Nos. 1-13 is a uranium mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.44972, -114.28778
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Nevada Rath Claims Nos. 1-13 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nevada Rath Claims Nos. 1-13
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Atlanta District; Silver Park District; Silver Springs 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: Silicification
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HIGH = 3.0 MR/HR. GRAB SAMPLES OF SILICIFIED LIMESTONE BRECCIA (FLOAT) CONTAIN 0.69% EU308 (0.613% CU308).
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND = 0.10 MR/HR
Materials
Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Uraninite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): URANOPHANE(?) AND URANINITE(?) WERE REPORTED FROM A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RADIOACTIVE FLOAT ON THE PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY IN THE SILICIFIED, BRECCIATED LIMESTONE
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL LOCATION PITS IN OVERBURDEN
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
References
Reference (Deposit): US AEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 3537.
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL. 81, P. 70
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.
