The Rainbow #5 Claim is a silver and gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 41.62611, -117.72222
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Rainbow #5 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rainbow #5 Claim
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2621
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Rebel Creek District; New Goldfields District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Owner Name: Woodward Of Orovada
Years: 1981 -
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
Form: PODS, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2621 OF MILK-WHITE QUARTZ VEIN WITH PHYLLITE INCLUSIONS, THICK HEMATITE-LIMONITE PSEUDO MORPUS AFTER PYRITE, SOME FRESH PYRITE, FINE GREY SULFIDES(?), BLACK PLATY MINERAL-COULD BE SPECULAR HEMATITE OR WOLFRAMITE. IT CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.15% TI, 500 PPM MN, 0.7 PPM AG, 20 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 10 PPM CR, 10 PPM CU, 5 PPM NI, 10 PPM PB, AND 2.3 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): PROSPECT PITS, CUTS, ADIT (ABOUT 200 FT LONG) WINZE, DRIFTS
Comment (Location): IN SPRING CANYON . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1984
Comment (Deposit): WHITE QUARTZ VEIN IN PHYLLITE. PHYLLITE STRIKES N 70 E, DIPS 45 NW. PODS AND LENSES OF VEIN MATERIAL ALONG CLEAVAGE PLANES. PROSPECT PIT EXPOSES 1 FT (MAXIMUM WIDTH) QUARTZ POD. QUARTZ BRANCHES AND LACES THROUGHOUT WALLROCK, IS FE-OX STAINED, ABOUT 150 FT TO NE ALONG STRIKE IS AN OLD ADIT DRIVEN ALONG BEDDING.
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 19 SEP 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. 1.
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.
