The Zeke Deposit is a gold mine located in Eureka county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,499 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
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 40.15889, -116.48333
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Zeke Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Zeke Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Eureka
District: Buckhorn 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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Northern Dynasty Explorations (41% Owners)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ONE HOLE INTERCEPTED 130 FT AVERAGING 0.043 OZ AU/TON, AND ANOTHER HOLE INTERCEPTED 290 FT GRADING 0.49 OZ AU/TON
Comment (Location): UTM IS TO MIDDLE OF ZEKE CLAIM BLOCK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): IN 1987, +5000 FT DRILL PROGRAM WAS UNERWAY TO DEFINE AND CONFIRM ESTIMATED RESERVES.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT OCCURS ALONG SAME N-TRENDING STRUCTURE AS THE BUCKHORN MINE JUST TO THE NORTH
References
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 1986, NBMG MAP 91.
Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., 1988, IN NBMG MI-1987.
Reference (Deposit): NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 108, PRESS CLIPPINGS
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NORTHERN MINER, 11-23-87
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.
