The Cobb Creek Property is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 41.7667, -116.04080
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Cobb Creek Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cobb Creek Property
Secondary: Cobb Creek Project
Secondary: Bn Claims
Secondary: Brad Scott Nos. 1 and 2
Secondary: Cc Nos. 1-365
Secondary: Estella Placer
Secondary: Gm Nos. 1-21 and Fractions
Secondary: Golden Chariot Nos. 1-6
Secondary: Horseshoe Nos. 1-6
Secondary: Kelli Claims
Secondary: Lime Creek Adit
Secondary: Mountain Laurel Patented
Secondary: O Claims Nos. 1-69
Secondary: Rita Nos. 1-11
Secondary: Staci Nos. 1-42
Secondary: Hope - 0320070698
Secondary: Orvana Project
Secondary: Cb Nos. 1-48
Secondary: Excelsior Placers
Secondary: Jessica Nos. 1-4
Secondary: Margaret Nos. 1-6
Secondary: Silver King Mine - 0320070885
Secondary: Mc Call Zone
Secondary: Wongo Nos. 1-49
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: BHP-Utah Minerals International Inc.
Percent: 50.00
Info Year: 1989
Owner Name: Orvana Resources Corp.
Percent: 50.00
Info Year: 1989
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THE MOUNTAIN LAUREL PATENTED CLAIM IS INCLUDED WITHIN THIS LARGE CLAIM BLOCK (SEE 0320070778). THIS PROPERTY IS A LARGE CLAIM BLOCK THAT COVERS PARTS OF: SECS. 1-5, T. 44 N., R. 52 E. SECS. 2-5, 9-11, 15, AND 16, T. 44 N., R. 53 E. SECS. 13, 14, 23-26, 33-36, T. 45 N., R. 53 E. SECS. 13-24, 27-29, 20, 32-34, T. 45 N., R. 53 E.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): WESTERN MINERALS ACTIVITY REPORT, AUG. 1989, VOL. 3, NO. 8, P. 10, PAN ORVANA RESOURCES, INC., REPORTS 3,200,000 MT 0.045 OPT. GOLD AT MC CALL ZONE (COBB CREEK).
References
Reference (Deposit): NO. 26.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,
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.
