The Pyramid Ranch Claims is a silver, gemstone, and mercury mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,249 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: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gemstone, Mercury
Lat, Long: 37.67917, -118.00694
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Pyramid Ranch Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pyramid Ranch Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 1971
Secondary: 1972
Secondary: 1973.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gemstone
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Dyer 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: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Strong Deformation And Fracturing Of Sediments
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Turquoise
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): ACTIVE OPEN PIT MINE; TRAILER AND EQUIPMENT ON SITE IN 1984
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS SMALL CLOTS OF TURQUOISE WERE OBSERVED IN A DARK, GREY-BLACK, SHALE SAMPLE 1971 OF THIS MATERIAL RAN HIGH IN BA, CU AND V WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF AS, CR, NI, Y. SAMPLE 1972 WAS TAKEN FROM HIGHLY ALTERED AND DISTORTED SEDIMENTS ALONG A FAULT STRUCTURE THAT YIELDED ANOMALOUS CU, NI, BA, AND ZN. SAMPLE 1973, TAKEN FROM A PROSPECT IN THE SAME CLAIM GROUP YIELDED ONLY LOW-GRADE MINERALIZATION. 2 OF THE 3 SAMPLES YIELDED SOME LOW AG VALVES, AND ALL WERE ANOMALOUS IN MERCURY.
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE VIA GOOD DIRT ROADS EAST OF DYER ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Workings): SMALL OPEN PIT MINE AND EXTENSIVE BULLDOZING. EQUIPMENT, TRAILER AND NEW WORKINGS PRESENT IN MAY, 1984.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 5/17/84
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, 1972.
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.
