The I M Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,561 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: 5,561 Feet (1,695 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.59556, -118.19750
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I M Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: I M Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2530
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Imlay District; Humboldt 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Larry Trease
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2530, SELECT DUMP, QUARTZITE, PHYLLITE, SILICIFIED, QUARTZ VEIN WITH PB, CU, SB, AS OXIDES AND PYRITE, CONTAINS 0.5% FE, 0.05% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.1% TI, 10 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 2000 PPM AS, 0.4 PPM AU, (AA ANALYSIS), 700 PPM B, 50 PPM BA, 500 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 2000 PPM PB, 1000 PPM SB, 70 PPM ZR.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Jamesonite
Ore: Bindheimite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS AND STRINGERS UP TO 15 CM WIDE IN PHYLLITE AND QUARTZITE, IN ZONE APPROXIMATELY 10 M WIDE. VEINS CONTAIN SB, AS, CU, PB OXIDES AND CARBONATES AS WELL AS SOME PYRITE, TETRAHEDRITE, POSSIBLY BINDHEIMITE, AFTER JAMESONITE.
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHAFTS; SOME STOPES
Comment (Location): IN CANYON HALFWAY BETWEEN IMLAY AND HUMBOLDT CANYONS, ACCESSIBLE BY FAIR JEEP TRAIL FROM IMLAY CANYON. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): SOME STOPING HAS BEEN DONE
References
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR., 28 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP GQ-666, 1967
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985
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.
