M. H. Claims

The M. H. Claims is a gold and copper 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

Name: M. H. Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 39.87083, -118.71750

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the M. H. Claims

M. H. Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: M. H. Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Mopung Hills


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Utah International, Inc.
Years: 1983 - 1984


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

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Skarn


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NBMG SAMPLE #2592 YIELDED 1500 PPM MN, 150 PPM AG, 2000 PPM B, 2000 PPM BA, 150 PPM BI, 3000 PPM CU, 1000 PPM PB, 5000 PPM SB, 30 PPM SN, 1000 PPM ZN. REFERENCE: NBMG UNPUB. SEMI-QUANTITATIVE SPECTROGRAPH ANALYSIS.


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Development): DRILL HOLES DRILLED OVER KM-SQUARE AREA, PRESUMABLY ATTEMPTING TO DEVELOP DISSEMINATED AU MINERALIZATION

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT, PITS

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ-CALCITE VEIN (N50W) CONTAINING ABUNDANT PYRITE, SPARSE CHALCOPYRITE AND POSSIBLY TETRAHEDRITE CUTTING MARBLE AND SKARN, NBMG SAMPLE #2592

Comment (Deposit): FIELD NOTES FROM H. F. BONHAM (NBMG), 7/19/85 ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): M. H. CLAIMS: MOPUNG HILLS MINING DISTRICT: CHURCHILL COUNTY, NBMG UNPUBLISHED (TINGLEY) MINING DISTRICT FILES


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.