C.L. Point Claims

The C.L. Point Claims is a uranium mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,801 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

Name: C.L. Point Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Pershing

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

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.