The Lantern Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,085 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,085 Feet (1,550 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.73139, -118.63417
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Lantern Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lantern Claims
Secondary: Lantern Claims #1-184
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Scossa District
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: Newhawk Gold Mines, Ltd
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): LANTERN CLAIMS #1-84 STAKED BY WESCORD EXPLORATION IN 1980, #85-133 STAKED BY NASSAU LTD. AND WESCORD IN 1981, #134-142 BY WESCORD IN 1982, AND #143-184 STAKED BY WESCORD EXPL. II IN 1983. IN 1983, GEOLOGIC MAPPING, GEOCHEMICAL AND GROUP GEOPHYSICS AND ROCK CHIP SAMPLING WERE COMPLETED, AND NEWHAWK RECEIVED REGULATORY APPROVAL OF ITS STATEMENT OF MATERIAL FACTS. IN 1984, AFTER SPENDING ABOUT $79000 ON THE RECOMMENDED EXPLORATION PROGRAM, THE SOURCE OF MINERALIZATION WAS NOT FOUND. NEWHAWK HAS ABOUT $117000 BUDGETED TO TEST THE PROPERTY, WITH A DRILLING PROGRAM.
Comment (Deposit): JASPEROID ZONE. EXPLORATION HAS EXPANDED THE MAIN GOLD-JASPEROID ZONE STRIKE LENGTH TO 1600 FT. THE ZONE WAS CUT BY 4 WELL-BANDED QUARTZ VEINS.
Comment (Location): UTM TO NEAR CENTER OF CLAIM AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): MINE SEARCH ANNUAL, 1984-85, VOL VII, P. 260-261; METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, BOULDER, CO.
Reference (Deposit): BLM CLAIM RECORDS, 1986.
Reference (Deposit): MINING RECORD, 6/15/83
Reference (Deposit): NORTHERN MINER, 9/8/83
Reference (Deposit): GEORGE CROSS NEWSLETTER, 9/7/83; 5/24/83
Reference (Deposit): NORTH AMERICAN GOLD MINING INDUSTRY NEWS 1/15/84.
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.
