Treasure Hill Claim #1067

The Treasure Hill Claim #1067 is a gold and silver mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,299 feet.

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: Treasure Hill Claim #1067  

State:  Nevada

County:  Churchill

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

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.