Budget Group

The Budget Group is a gold mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 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: Budget Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.45028, -115.12306

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Budget Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Budget Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Crescent


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: F. B. Mccaughey


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Vanadinite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS AND ADITS, COMPRISING ABOUT 600 FEET.

Comment (Production): 200 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING $50 PER TON SHIPPED ( 1936 )

Comment (Geology): ORE IN QUARTZ VEIN FEW INCHES TO 2 FEET THICK. QTZ. STAINED W/IRON & MANGANESE


References

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W. O., 1937 , RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN CLARK CO.: US BUREAU OF MINES, INF. CIRC. 6964 , P. 20

Reference (Production): LONGWELL, C. R., ETAL, 1965 , P. 182 .


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.