The Charley Claims is a copper and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Charley Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Charley Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1096
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Gilbert (Desert) 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: Past Producer
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: L
Description: Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 3000 PPM MN, 1500 PPM AS, 150 PPM B, 150 PPM BA, 5 PPM BE, 700 PPM CO, 200 PPM CR, 15000 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 1000 PPM NI, 150 PPM PB, 100 PPM SB, 300 PPM V, 200 PPM Y, 1000 PPM ZN, 20 PPM ZR.
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1096 CONTAINS 15% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.2% CA, 0.05% TI
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, P. FIELD EXAMINATIONS, 2 SEPTEMBER 1982
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 83-12, 1983
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.
