The S.E.D. Claims is a gold mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.41306, -119.38056
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S.E.D. Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: S.E.D. Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 2401
Secondary: 2403
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: San Emidio Desert Area
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: T. B. M. Associates
Years: 1984 -
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
Model Name: Hot-spring Hg
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2401 CONTAINS 2% FE, 0.15% MG, 0.3% CA, 0.15% TI, 70 PPM MN, 7 PPM AG, 50 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 150 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 50 PPM PB, 700 PPM SR, 30 PPM V, 15 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 2403 CONTAINS 5% FE, 0.02% MG, 10 PPM MN, 20 PPM AG, 30 PPM B, 3 PPM BE, 10 PPM CR, 15 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 20 PPM V, 30 PPM Y.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEIN IN METASEDIMENTS; TERTIARY VOLCANICS MAKE UP CONTACT ON NORTH SIDE OF VEIN
Comment (Workings): 2 SHORT ADITS, TIN CABIN, 2 SETS OF CLAIM POSTS. ONE ADIT SLIGHTLY EAST OF CABIN TRENDS N 70 E, ABOUT 100 FT LONG, (SAMPLE 2403 TAKEN HERE); SAMPLE 2401 TAKEN IN NORTH-CENTER OF CLAIM GROUP. ADIT WEST OF CABIN TRENDS S 45 E, MAY BE 200 FT LONG.
Comment (Location): ON EAST EDGE OF SAN EMIDIO DESERT . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): GROUP OF CLAIMS STAKED OCT. 1979 BY BRUCE M. PRIOR, SOUTHWESTERN EXPLORATION ASSOC., 4500 E. SPEEDWAY, SUITE 14, TUCSON, AZ 85712. NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON CLAIM GROUP; SOME WERE STAKED MARCH 1984. NO ACTIVITY, 1984
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 4 JUL 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSES
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., JR. AND PAPKE, K.G., 1969, NBMG BULL 70, P. 94-96.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
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.
