Blue Claims

The Blue Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,544 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Blue Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2457

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Mercury

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Blue Mountain 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

Owner Name: Atlas Minerals Corp.
Years: 1985 -

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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: YELLOW, ORANGE, RED, AND BROWN OXIDES, CONTAINS 7 % FE, 0.05 % CA, 0.7 % TI, 10 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, 20 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 15 PPM CR, 70 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 7 PPM NI, 10 PPM PB, 30 PPM SC, 150 PPM V, 50 PPM W, 10 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR, AND +5.0 PPM HG (BY AA ANALYSIS). SO. PAC. SAMPLE ASSAYED A TR. AU, 0.6 OZ/T AG.
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2457 OF HIGHLY FRACTURED METASEDIMENTS NEAR SHAFT

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): OLD SHAFT, RECENT BULLDOZER WORK. ACTIVE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR (1985)-PROSPECTED BY A WHOLE SERIES OF ROADS, OPENCUTS, AND DRILL SITES (AT LEAST 2 DOZEN) HAVE BEEN LAID OUT; PROSPECTED AREA EXTENDS FOR AT LEAST A MILE ALONG THE MOUNTAIN FRONT BUT IT APPEARS THAT NOT ALL THE DRILL SITES LAID OUT WERE DRILLED. SITES LAID OUT ON TOP OF ALL KNOBS AND WESTERN EXPOSURES OF KNOBS. AT LEAST 51 CLAIMS, NO PAPER FOUND.

Comment (Location): ON WEST SIDE OF BLUE MOUNTAIN. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): ALL WORKINGS ARE CONFINED TO AN APPARENTLY UP-FAULTED BLOCK OF HIGHLY SILICIFIED AND FE-STAINED LIMESTONE. THERE IS A SERIES OF APPROXIMATELY 6 SILICIFIED LIMESTONE KNOBS WHICH FORM A RIDGE AND FLAT AREA OUT FROM THE MAIN MOUNTAIN FRONT. THE LIMESTONE IS HIGHLY FRACTURED AND SILICIFIED. NUMEROUS QUARTZ VEINLETS AND CONSIDERABLE FE OXIDE PRESENT. FE-GOSSAN IS DEVELOPED IN A FEW PLACES. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. REPORTED THIS AREA AS "ALTERATION ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH SHEAR AND FAULT ZONES IN RHYOLITE INTRUSIVE BRECCIA", SHOWING LITTLE PROMISE, (1964).

Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFT; NEWER OPEN CUTS, ROADS, DRILL SITES.

References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, R. B., 30 APR 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

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

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

Reference (Deposit): TIM PERCIVAL, 1985, ORAL COMMUNICATION. #5. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. I, P. 30.

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.