Jasper Claims

The Jasper Claims is a silver and gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,741 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

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Site Name

Primary: Jasper Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2310

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Barium-Barite

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Buffalo Mountain Mining Area

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

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults, Fractures

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2310, GRAB FROM ADIT DUMP OF BRECCIATED QUARTZITE WITH QUARTZ VEIN MATTER, LIMONITE AND OXIDE COPPER MINERALS CONTAINS 15% FE, 0.03% MG, 0.2% CA, 0.15% TI, 10 PPM MN, 50 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 3000 PPM BA, 30 PPM BI, 70 PPM CO, +20000 PPM CU, 10 PPM MO, 50 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 150 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 70 PPM W, 15 PPM ZR.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chalcedony

Comments

Comment (Location): ON WEST SIDE OF NORTH HALF OF LONE TREE HILL ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Workings): APPROXIMATELY 4 SHORT ADITS AND 2 SHALLOW SHAFTS. A DIAMOND DRILLHOLE WAS DRILLED ON A DRILL ROAD BELOW THE ADITS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HILL; PROSPECT PITS

Comment (Deposit): A NUMBER OF SMALL WORKINGS SPREAD OVER ABOUT 0.2 KM2 EXPLORE FAULT ZONES IN QUARTZITE. THE MAJOR HORIZONTAL WORKINGS FOLLOW A N 60 W, 70 SW FAULT ZONE ON THE EAST SIDE OF LONE TREE HILL. THIS ZONE POSSIBLY MAY EXTEND ACROSS THE HILL TO 2 ADITS AND A SHAFT ON THE WEST SIDE, WHERE A N 60 W, 90 DEGREES FAULT IS PRESENT IN ONE ADIT. A SHAFT AND PROSPECT PIT NEAR THE CREST OF THE HILL ARE ON A DUE N, 90 DEGREES FAULT. ALL THE FAULTS CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY A 1 M WIDE BRECCIA ZONE WHICH IS STAINED WITH IRON OXIDE MINERALS, LOCALLY WITH OXIDE COPPER MINERALS, AND IS LOCALLY CEMENTED WITH DRUSY TO CHALCEDONIC QUARTZ VEIN MATTER. MALACHITE IS PRESENT AS COATINGS AND FRACTURE FILLINGS ON SAMPLES FROM SOME DUMPS.

References

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, 23 JUNE 84.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.

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.