The G.B. Martin Claims is a copper, gold, and silver mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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G.B. Martin Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: G.B. Martin Claims
Secondary: NBMG # 4413
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Yerington
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of The Vein Is Stained With Limonite And Copper-Oxides.
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): A NEAR FLAT-LYING VEIN. TO THE EAQST, THE VEIN ROLLS OVER AND DIPS TOWARD THE NORTH.
Comment (Deposit): THE HANGING WALL ABOVE THE VEIN IS A WEAKLY-METAMORPHOSED SANDY LIMESTONE OF THE TRIASSIC AGE.
Comment (Location): QUAD SHEET : LINCOLN FLAT 7-1/2
Comment (Development): HISTORY:UNKNOWN ; ECON.COM: PRODUCTION UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): THREE FOOT QUARTZ AND BRECCIA
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL INCLINES, ADITS, AND PROSPECTS
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS,YERINGTON MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE 7-11-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
