The Mj Nos. 1-299 is a uranium mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,159 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: 8,159 Feet (2,487 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium
Lat, Long: 38.6892, -116.90140
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Mj Nos. 1-299 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mj Nos. 1-299
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Belmont District
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
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): THIS WAS A LARGE CLAIM BLOCK LOCATED ACROSS THE TOQUIMA RANGE, COVERING PERIPHERAL NORTH AND NORTHEAST PARTS OF THE TOQUIMA AND TRAIL CREEK CALDERA MARGINS. URANIA EXPLORATION, INC., LAKEWOOD, CO. WAS ACTIVE 1980-1982 BUT DID NOT FIND ENCOURAGING RESULTS FROM RADIOMETRIC AND GEOCHEM PROGRAMS. THE J AND J CLAIM IN MOGUL CANYON IS INCLUDED IN THIS CLAIM GROUP - SEE 0320231104 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): RANGE, NEVADA, ADMINISTERED AS TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST.
Reference (Deposit): AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT INTEREST IN THAT PART OF THE TOQUIMA
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.
