Miss Nevada Claim

The Miss Nevada Claim is a copper mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,250 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

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Site Name

Primary: Miss Nevada Claim

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Battle Mountain District

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

Owner Name: C. And R. Nevada Mines Co.
Years: 1954 -

Owner Name: R. Nevada Mines Co.
Years: 1954 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1925
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Thrust Faults

Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 13.5% PB AND 28.5% ZN.
Analytical Data: 3 STRINGERS OF ORE IN THE FACE ASSAYED 0.04 OZ/TON AU AND 22.6 OZ/TON AG

Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): 1/2 MILE NW OF BUCKINGHAM CAMP

Comment (Production): LESS THAN $5000 WORTH OF PRODUCTION

Comment (Development): WORKED IN THE EARLY 1900'S AND WAS LATER REOPENEIN LATE 1954 BY C. AND R. NEVADA MINES CO.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S

Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN WAS WORKED IN THE EARLY 1900'S, AND WAS LATER REOPENED IN LATE 1954 BY THE C AND R NEVADA MINES CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): ROBERTS, R.J AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ANTLER PEAK QUADRANGLE, HUMBOLDT AND LANDER COUNTIES; NEVADA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 459-B.

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1915, SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN NE CALIFORNIA AND NW. NEVADA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 594.

Reference (Production): ROBERTS, R.J., AND ARNOLD, D.C., 1965.

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.