South Fork

The South Fork is a gold mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,299 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: South Fork  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.8339, -115.85140

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South Fork MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: South Fork
Secondary: South Fork Claims Nos.1-2
Secondary: South Fork Claims #1-2
Secondary: Pixley No.1 Claims
Secondary: East and South Fork


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: South Fork


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: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Royaledge Resources
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1996


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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): PROPERTY MADE UP OF 440 ACRES IN 27 TITLED CLAIMS. 19 ON THE ORIGINAL SOUTH FORK CLAIMS PLUS 8 ADDITIONAL ADJACENT CLAIMS.


References

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 108, #1, JAN., 1, 1997, P1.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #40, OCT 2, 1996, P1.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #??, SEPT 4, 1996, P15.

Reference (Deposit): LOCATION

Reference (Deposit): APPENDIX C- URANIUM OCCURRENCE REPORT NO.3, APPENDIX A-

Reference (Deposit): PROFFITT & OTHERS, 1982, NURE; WELLS QUAD, PGJ/F070 (82)

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, 1976, USGS OFR 76-56, P.121,122

Reference (Deposit): BUREAU OF MINES BULL, #81, 1973, P42, FIG. 8.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 108, #3, JAN 15, 1997, P1.


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.