Treasure Hill Claim #1177

The Treasure Hill Claim #1177 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,311 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Treasure Hill Claim #1177
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3924

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

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: Einar Erickson'S Group
Years: 1986 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Pliocene

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3924 CONTAINED 1.5% FE, 0.03% MG, 0.15% CA, 0.15% TI, 30 PPM MN, 1500 PPM BA, 5 PPM CU, 30 PPM LA, 50 PPM MO, 70 PPM PB, 30 PPM SN, 10 PPM Y, 150 PPM ZR.

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS EXPLORE A SHEAR ZONE THAT CONTAINS CONVERGING QUARTZ VEINS. A SECOND LARGE QUARTZ VEIN 2-4 FT WIDE BEARS MORE E-W. COUNTRY ROCK IS HIGHLY ALTERED RHYOLITE WITH LOCAL OUTCROPS OF ASH-FLOW TUFF. SAMPLE 3924 CHIPPED FROM AN EXPOSURE OF ONE OF A SERIES OF PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS EXPOSED IN SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS

Comment (Location): NORTH OF RED TOP GULCH; ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1986. STAKED BY ERICKSON'S GROUP IN 1979; CLAIMS STILL VALID

Comment (Workings): ONE OLD SHAFT AND SEVERAL PROSPECTS

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 6 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.

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

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.