J&R Claim Block

The J&R Claim Block is a gold mine located in Nye 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: J&R Claim Block  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.78806, -115.25000

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J&R Claim Block MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: J&R Claim Block


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Currant District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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: Exploration Resources-James Bright-Locator


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1980
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: High-Angle Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Development): 43 CONTIGUOUS UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): 2 DRILL HOLES, DRILL ROAD

Comment (Location): VIA HWY 6 AND A 4-MILE UNIMPROVED DIRT ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)


References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B. AND BENTZ, J., 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION, 10 JULY 1981


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.