The Mustard #1 Claim is a silver and gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,751 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,751 Feet (1,753 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 41.62778, -117.73083
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Mustard #1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mustard #1 Claim
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2622
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Rebel Creek District; New Gold Fields 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: Steve Woodward Of Orovada (1974 Claim Notice)
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone, N 10-50 E.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Silicification
Rocks
Name: Phyllite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2622 OF BRECCIATED, IRON OXIDE-STAINED WHITE QUARTZ, CEMENTED BY CLEAR QUARTZ WITH LIMONITE AND HEMATITE COATINGS CONTAINS 7% FE, 0.02% MG, 0.05 % CA, 0.1 % TI, 1000 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, 7000 PPM AS, 1.2 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 30 PPM B, 100 PPM BA, 15 PPM BI, 10 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 15 PPM NI, 5000 PPM PB, 100 PPM SB, 15 PPM V, 300 PPM ZN, 100 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): N SIDE SPRING CANYON ON HILL SIDE . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): 3-4 FT WIDE SHEARED FE OX-STAINED WHITE QUARTZ VEIN IN PHYLLITE, PAPER SHALE; WALL ROCK DISPLAYS ONLY MINOR SILICIFICATION. MASSIVE QUARTZ VEIN FOLLOWS N 50-80 E STRIKE AND IS CUT BY N 10-50 E SHEAR ZONE. MAIN WORKINGS FOLLOW A ZONE OF SMALL QUARTZ VEINS THAT STRIKE N 60 W. CLOTS OF DARK BROWN FLUFFY HEMATITE-LIMONITE GOSSAN IN VEIN.
Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFT, CUT, ABOUT 50 FT DEEP.
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 59, PL. I.
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.
