Horse Creek Prospect

The Horse Creek Prospect is a uranium and gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Horse Creek Prospect
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2415
Secondary: Possibly Same As Wide-Awake-Betty Brown Group?

Commodity

Primary: Uranium
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Barium-Barite

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Disaster District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Volcanogenic U

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2415 OF VOLCANIC FROM DUMP CONTAINS 5% FE, 2% MG, 5% CA, 0.5% TI, 500 PPM MN, 50 PPM B, 2000 PPM BA, 20 PPM CO, 30 PPM CR, 70 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 15 PPM PB, 15 PPM SC, 300 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 15 PPM Y, 200 PPM ZR.

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): ADIT IS DRIVEN ON A COARSE-GRAINED ANDESITE/DACITE. PHENOCRYSTS OF BIOTITE ARE QUITE NUMEROUS AND HAVE BEEN ALTERED TO CHLORITE IN LARGE PART

Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT TRENDS N 80 W, MAYBE 100 FT LONG. SMALL TRENCHES BOTH UP AND DOWN CANYON FROM THE ADIT. DILAPIDATED ORE BIN AT MOUTH OF ADIT AND ACROSS CREEK. ANOTHER CAVED ADIT ABOUT 1/2 MILE UP STREAM FROM THESE WORKINGS. NUMEROUS OLD WORKINGS ALL THE WAYUP THE CANYON STARTING AT MOUTH OF CANYON.

Comment (Development): CHEVRON MINERALS WORK IS ON SOUTH SIDE OF CANYON. NEW DOZER CUT IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF ADIT WITH SMALL FRONT END LOADER SITTING ON IT. ADIT IS FAIRLY OLD.

References

Reference (Deposit): RYTUBA, ET AL., USGS, OFR

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 59.

Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION 8-15-84, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

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.