The Four Jacks Claims is a gold and uranium mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,902 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Uranium
Lat, Long: 40.13944, -119.27722
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Four Jacks Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Four Jacks Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 2908, 2909, 2910
Secondary: Penny, Dart
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Nightingale 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
Not available
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Central Part Of Eugeosynclinal Portion Of Basin And Range Of Nevada
Type: L
Description: Fracturing
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Metasediments Are Altered And Bleached In Part; Deuteric Alteration Of Dikes & Sills
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1500 CPS OVER 2 X 100 X 10 FT (19 X BG)
Analytical Data: RADIOACTIVITY: 500-10000 CPS OVER 1X1X1 FT
Analytical Data: NURE SAMPLES 066 OF IRON-STAINED HORNFELS WITH GYPSUM CONTAINS 1420 PPM CU308. SAMPLE 067 OF IRON-STAINED HORNFELS WITH YELLOW U MINERAL CONTAINS 386 PPM CU308. SAMPLE 068 OF HIGHGRADE U308 ORE (BLEACHED HORNFELS) CONTAINS 2220 PPM CU308. SAMPLE 069 OF QUARTZ FELDSTAR PEGMATITE CONTAINS 24 PPM CU308
Materials
Ore: Uranophane
Ore: Gold
Ore: Uraninite
Gangue: Pyroxene
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS IN GRANODIORITE HAVE BEEN PROSPECTED FOR GOLD. SEVERAL OF THE VEINS IN PROSPECTS WERE SAMPLED IN SAMPLES 2908 AND 2910. SAMPLE 2909 WAS FROM A SMALL CROSS-CUTTING ADIT IN GRAYISH-BLACK SHALES WITH DISTINCT YELLOW COATING (U OXIDES?) ALONG BEDDING FRACTURES. THE CONTACT BETWEEN PEGMATITE AND HORNFELS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT AREA OF URANIUM CONCENTRATION.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS PROSPECT PITS, TRENCHES, DOZER CUTS, DRILL PADS
Comment (Development): EARLY WORK WAS FOR GOLD; LATER EXPLORED FOR URANIUM. LAST STAKING WAS IN 1971. LOCALLY, THE SEDIMENTS HAVE BEEN CUT BY NUMEROUS BENCHES THAT WERE USED AS DRILL PADS. ALL OF THIS WORK DATES FROM THE PERIOD OF URANIUM EXPLORATION, ALTHOUGH BOTH PERIODS OF WORK AND STAKING ARE IN CLEAR EVIDENCE. 12 CLAIMS.
Comment (Location): BENCH CUT IN SADDLE ON RIDGE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): SMOUSE, DE FORREST, 1978, FIELD EXAMINATION OF URANIUM OCCURENCE
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 01 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P. 95
Reference (Deposit): AEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPORT #3729, OPEN FILE.
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.
