Treasure Hill Claim #1066

The Treasure Hill Claim #1066 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,361 feet.

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

Name: Treasure Hill Claim #1066  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation: 5,361 Feet (1,634 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 39.47306, -118.07778

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Treasure Hill Claim #1066 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Treasure Hill Claim #1066
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3887


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Wonder 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: Brown, Archie B. And Julia A.
Years: 1986 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Locally Altered Rhyolite


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3887 OF QUARTZ FROM DUMPS CONTAINS 0.7% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.15% TI, 100 PPM MN, 7 PPM AG, 0.25 PPM AU (BY A A ANALYSIS), 10 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 30 PPM CU, 20 PPM LA, 15 PPM MO, 30 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR.


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S

Comment (Location): GEIGER GAP AREA, SOUTH OF THE GEIGER GAP ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): OLD WORKINGS DATE FROM EARLIEST PERIOD OF EXPLORATION IN EARLY 1900'S. PRESENT STAKING DONE IN 1979, ASSESSMENT WORK CURRENT TO 1986

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS ARE IN WONDER RHYOLITE, LOCALLY BROKEN AND ALTERED, ALONG A WEST-BEARING SHEAR CONTAINING QUARTZ STRINGERS.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHORT ADITS AND A 75-FT SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 23 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS AND FILES

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, P. 88-90.


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.