Mary Claims

The Mary Claims is a zinc and copper mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,692 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: Mary Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation: 4,692 Feet (1,430 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Copper

Lat, Long: 40.91722, -118.49806

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Mary Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mary Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2425


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Jungo 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

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2425 OF MILKY WHITE QUARTZ AND INTRUSIVE COLLECTED FROM DUMPOF INCLINED SHAFT CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.3% MG, 1.5% CA, 0.3% TI, 500 PPM MN, 1 PPM AG, 1500 PPM AS, 70 PPM B, 700 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 200 PPM CD, 5 PPM CO, 10 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 70 PPM PB, 5 PPM SC, 200 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 2000 PPM ZN, 30 PPM ZR.


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT (60 TO WEST) ABOUT 50-60 FT DEEP, SEVERAL SHALLOW CUTS SCATTERED AROUND THE IMMEDIATE AREA.

Comment (Location): ABOUT 2 MILES NORTH OF THE JUNGO ROAD . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): FAIRLY NEW CLAIM POSTS BUT NO PAPER ON THEM. NO ACTIVITY WHEN EXAMINED IN 1984.

Comment (Deposit): SHAFT MUST HAVE ENCOUNTERED INTRUSIVE (METAMORPHOSED COARSE-GRAINEGRANODIORITE?) ALSO LIMESTONE ON DUMP WITH MILKY WHITE QUARTZ MATERIAL.


References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 19 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.


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.