The Pqx Claims is a silver, gold, lead, and zinc mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,641 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
Elevation: 7,641 Feet (2,329 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 40.57222, -118.18639
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Pqx Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pqx Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2513.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Robbi Paquette And William Bowling
Home Office: P.O. Box 1384, Winnemucca, Nv.
Years: 1983 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2513, SELECT CHIP QUARTZ VEIN IN RHYOLITE WITH SPARSE GALENA AND PYRITE CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.1% MG, 3% CA, 0.07% TI, 200 PPM MN, 200 PPM AG, 0.3 PPM AU (AA ANALYSIS), 500 PPM B, 20 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 30 PPM BI, 100 PPM CR, 5 PPM CU, 7 PPM MO, 15 PPM NI, +2000 PPM PB, 30 PPM V,1500 PPM ZN.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS BULLDOZER TRENCHES, OLD CAVED ADIT
Comment (Location): ON NORTH SIDE OF HUMBOLDT CANYON NEAR ITS HEAD. FAIR ACCESSIBILITY BY JEEP TRAIL FROM HUMBOLDT CANYON. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): OLD CAVED ADIT-PROBABLY PRE-1900; ROAD AND TRENCH WORK PROBABLY 15-20 YRS OLD, 1983 CLAIM NOTICE ON PROPERTY
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL QUARTZ VEINS, A FEW CM TO 1 M WIDE, IN RHYOLITE PORPHYRY. TRENCHES CROSS CUT VEINS IN APPARENT ATTEMP TO FIND SOURCE OF VEIN FLOAT. VEINS LARGELY BULL QUARTZ AND BROWN CARBONATE. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY ISSERICITIZED AND CONTAINS OXIDIZED PYRITE, BUT THIS ALTERATION APPEAR TO BE PERVASIVE AND NOT RELATED TO THE VEINS. QUARTZ CONTAINS SPARSE GALENA IN BANDS.
References
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 3 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 85-3, 1985.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP GQ-666, 1967
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.
