King Lode Claim

The King Lode Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,100 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: King Lode Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 38.63583, -117.54250

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King Lode Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: King Lode Claim
Secondary: King Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Cloverdale 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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Silver, W. A.
Home Office: Tonopah
Years: 1949 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1949
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Peavine Caldera Periphery Area

Type: L
Description: The Tuff Strikes N50w, Dip 10 Sw. A Minor Shear Zone In Toiyabe Quartz Latite Exhibiting Tight Folds With A Northwest Trend And A 10-20 Nw Plunge.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Shear Zone Is Bleached And Argillized


Rocks

Name: Welded Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1980- A SELECTED GRAB SAMPLE CONTAIN 1.6 PPM GOLD AND 200 PPM SILVER.


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Iron


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF FOUR INCLINE SHAFTS AND THREE PROSPECT PITS.

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP AND RANGE

Comment (Development): ANNUAL ASSESSMENT WORK WAS STILL BEING DONE IN 1970'A A62 16060003


References

Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL, F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE CO.: NEV. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN, IN PRESS


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.