S.E.D. Claims

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

Name: S.E.D. Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

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

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.