The D.M. Homesteak Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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D.M. Homesteak Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: D.M. Homesteak Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Sites 1273
Secondary: 1274
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Gilbert (Desert) 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): ORD. RX AND TERT. VOLCANICS CUT BY FAULT ZONES ARE WHERE WORKINGS ARE CONCENTRATED FE-MN STAINING, GOSSAN, PYROLUSITE, & AG-CHLORIDE(?) COAT SURFACES, ALONG FRACTURE SURFACES AND IN GOUGE MATERIAL QUARTZ CEMENTS BRECCIA, FRACTURES WITH BARITE INTERGROWN, FREE AU (?) ALSO PRESENT. CALCITE VEINS ALSO PRESENT
Comment (Location): UTM IS FOR SAMPLE LOCATION 1273. UTM FOR SAMPLE LOCATION 1274 IS N 4226365, E 438425 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Production): WORKED SINCE 1902
Comment (Development): WORKED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR (1982)
Comment (Workings): WORKED WITHIN LAST YEAR.
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH/BENTZ, FIELD EXAMINATIONS 22 SEPTEMBER 1982
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.
