The Stinger Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,400 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.08083, -118.31222
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Stinger Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stinger Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Jungo Area
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: Jim Queen And Al Irelan, Winnemucca, Nevada
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): CAMP AT MINE SITE WITH AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE WORKING AT THE MINE. CLAIMS STAKED OVER MINE AREA APRIL 5, 1981 BY QUEEN AND IRELAN.
Comment (Deposit): META-SEDIMENTS CUT BY DIKES, GRANITIC MATERIAL AND QUARTZ VEINS
Comment (Workings): OLD PROSPECT PITS WITH A FEW DOZER CUTS SCATTERED AROUND THE RIDGE. CURRENT WORK APPEARS TO BE AN ADIT, TRENDING W INTO HILL
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 20 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.
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.
