The C.L. Point Claims is a uranium mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 40.31222, -117.80028
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C.L. Point Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: C.L. Point Claims
Secondary: C.L. Point Claims No. 1-32
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Kennedy 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: Charles Chester And James Hess,
Home Office: P. O. Box 719, Lovelock, Nv
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RADIOACTIVITY-BACKGROUND=0.015 MR/HR, MAX=0.04 MR/HR
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 2 MILES UP SAY CANYON (RILEY VILLE CANYON). GROUND STAKED ON BOTH SIDES OF CANYON . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): DISCOVERY AND LOCATION WORK ONLY
Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY PROBABLY DUE TO ACCESSORY MINERALS IN GRANITIC INTRUSIVE. NO RADIOACTIVITY IN SHALES. NO URANIUM MINERALS NOTED.
References
Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1977, NBMG BULL 89, PL. I.
Reference (Deposit): RAMBO SEK, A.J., 25 OCT 55, FIELD EXAMINATION
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.
