Gr Claims

The Gr Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 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: Gr Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2901

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Gold Run District; Adelaide 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

Owner Name: Exxon Corp.
Years: 1984 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic replacement

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2901 IS A GRAB OF DRILL CUTTINGS FROM GROUND AROUND ONE ABANDONED DRILL HOLE, AND CONTAINS 7% FE, 5% MG, 3% CA, 0.5% TI, 2000 PPM MN, 100 PPM B, 700 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 20 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 50 PPM LA, 5 PPM MO, 50 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 15 PPM SC, 100 PPM SR, 200 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 500 PPM ZN, 150 PPM ZR.

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 1.5 KM SOUTH OF CUMBERLAND MINE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): RECENT DRILLING SOUTH OF THE ADELAIDE MINING AREA

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL KM OF DRILL ROADS; SEVERAL ROTARY DRILL HOLES

References

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L. J., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 30 SEP 84, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS

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.