The Buff Claims is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada.
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
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Buff Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buff Claims
Secondary: Buff Claims #1-65
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Fairview 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: Great Basin Exploration; George P. And Lorie L. Ambariantz
Home Office: 1007 12th St, Golden, Co 80401
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LARGE CLAIM BLOCK COVERS PARTS OF PATENTED CLAIMS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): STAKED BY HAL JENSON OF EUREKA IN 1980, OVERLAPPING AND SURROUNDING TENNECO'S PATENTED CLAIMS. ASSESSMENT CURRENT TO 1986. EVALUATED BY TENNECO RECENTLY.
References
Reference (Deposit): JONSON, D.C., 1986, UNPUB. REPORT ON FAIRVIEW FOR TENNECO MINERALS CO.
Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM FILES AND RECORDS
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.
