The Yellow Jacket Claim Group is a gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,659 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: 4,659 Feet (1,420 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.88389, -118.18667
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Yellow Jacket Claim Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yellow Jacket Claim Group
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 2631
Secondary: 2632
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Mill City District; Central District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: S. L. Hershberger
Years: 1937 -
Owner Name: S. L. Hershberger And 2 Sons
Years: 1937 -
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
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Kaolinization Of Diorite Along Vein
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2631 OF OXIDIZED VEIN MATERIAL WITH GOSSAN CLOTS IN QUARTZ, CONTAINS 0.5% FE, 0.2% CA, 100 PPM MN, 5000 PPM AS, 30 PPM B, 5 PPM NI, 10 PPM PB. AA ANALYSIS ALSO SHOWED 0.25 PPM AU. SAMPLE 2632 OF WHITE VEIN QUARTZ WITH CLOTS OF BLACK AND SILVER-GREY SULFIDES CONTAINS 20% FE, 0.07% CA, 3 PPM AG, +10000 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 50 PPM CO, 10 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 100 PPM SB, 200 PPM SR, AND AA ANALYSIS SHOWS 2 PPM AU.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): WHITE QUARTZ VEINS IN A DIORITE MASS WHICH INTRUDES HORNFELS. SERIES OF PARALLEL VEINS OF MILKY AND CLEAR QUARTZ, VUGGY WITH SOME LARGE EUHEDRAL QUARTZ CRYSTALS UP TO 4-5 INCHES ON A FACE SEEN ON DUMPS. YELLOW-BROWN GOSSAN, CLOTS OF QUARTZ WITH PALE GREEN STAIN (BOTH FROM PRESENCE OF ARSENIC MINERALS), CLOTS AND MASSES OF ARSENOPYRITE. DIORITE IS KAOLINIZED ALONG THE WALLS OF THE VEIN, WHICH IS IN THE FOOTWALL OF A 10-15 FT-WIDE SHEAR ZONE. IN THE UPPER (EAST) CUTS, WHITE QUARTZ VEINS LACE BOTH DIORITE AND HORNFELS, WHERE MORE CLOTS OF ARSENOPYRITE WERE SEEN.
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS, ADITS, CUTS AND PITS ALONG VEINS
Comment (Location): ADJOINS KING MIDAS GROUP ON THE SOUTH . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION REPORT, 9/20/84
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.
Reference (Deposit): CARROLL E. BRADBERRY AND ASSOCS.1964, UNPUB. REPORT
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1938, IC6995, P. 18-19.
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.
