Crescent Claims

The Crescent Claims is a uranium mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Crescent Claims
Secondary: Seven Lakes Prospect Bonham
Secondary: Plate 2

Commodity

Primary: Uranium

Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Unnamed (Pyramid)

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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Walker Lane Structure

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Workings): AN UNIDENTIFIED YELLOW URANIUM MINERAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH A GLASS DIKE WHICH FOLLOWS A FAULT. THE DIKE IS ABOUT 2 INCHES WIDE, STRIKES N 72 DEG E AND DIPS 60 DEG NW IN HARTFORD HILL RHYOLITE. NEARBY MINERALIZATION OCCURS AS COATINGS ON JOINTS AND FRACTURE SURFACES.

References

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J. RADIOACTIVE MINERAL DEPOSITS IN NEVADA, NBMG BULL 81, 1973

Reference (Deposit): U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM., PRELIM RECONN. RPTS, 3772, 3791

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, H.F., GEOL & MIN DEP, WASHOE-STOREY CO'S NEV. NBMG BULL 70, 1969

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.