The Treasure Hill Claim #1067 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,299 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 39.47222, -118.07889
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Treasure Hill Claim #1067 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Treasure Hill Claim #1067
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3888
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Wonder 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
Owner Name: Thomas E. Ballard,
Home Office: 8009 Via De Ventura, Suite 115-A, Scottsdale, Az 85258
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Fairview Peak Fault Structure; Kiowa Fault Vein Structure
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Altered, Silicified Rhyolite
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3888 OF VEIN AND DUMP MATERIAL CONTAINS 1% FE, 0.1% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.15% TI, 200 PPM MN, 700 PPM AG, 10 PPM AU, 10 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 3 PPM BE, 30 PPM CU, 5 PPM MO, 70 PPM PB, 15 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): GEIGER GAP AREA, ABOUT 0.35 MILE SOUTH OF GEIGER GAP ROAD. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): OLD WORKINGS DATE FROM EARLIEST PERIOD OF EXPLORATION-EARLY 1900'S. STAKING DONE IN 1979; ASSESSMENT CURRENT TO 1986
Comment (Deposit): TWO MAJOR STUCTURES FORM DISTINCT FRACTURE SETS BEARING N 60-70 W, 45-60 N, AND N 10-30 E, DIP WHICH LOCALIZE HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION, RECRYSTALLIZATION, SILICIFICATION, AND SOME BRECCIATION BY LATER FAULT MOVEMENT. QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL AND SILICIFIED MICROBRECCIA WITH A MATRIX CONTAINING GREY UNIDENTIFIED SULFIDES.
Comment (Workings): HAND-DUG WORKINGS, HAND-CAPSTAN, HAND-STEEL, HAND-HEWN TIMBERS; A 150-FT WEST-BEARING ADIT AND A 75? FT SHAFT WITH OTHER SMALLER DIGGINGS
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
References
Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS AND FILE.
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 23 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, P. 88-90.
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.
