Obsidian Group

The Obsidian Group is a gold, silver, and uranium mine located in Washoe county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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: Obsidian Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Uranium

Lat, Long: 41.75833, -119.36333

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Obsidian Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Obsidian Group
Secondary: Columbia and Loise


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Ripattee, Alloway, And Hicks.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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: Hot-spring Au-Ag


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.005% U3O8
Analytical Data: TRACES OF AU, AG


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = CATNIP MOUNTAIN, SE 1:24000

Comment (Development): OBSIDIAN GROUP CONSISTS OF 8 CLAIMS LOCATED IN 1955 BY C. H. RIPATTEE AND H. E. ALLOWAY. THE COLUMBIA AND LOISE CLAIMS WERE LOCATED IN 1956 BY CAROL J. HICKS.

Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY ONE SHALLOW BULLDOZER CUT IN ALLUVIUM.

Comment (Geology): RHYOLITE CONTAINS FELDSPAR PHENOCRYSTS.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1955, 1956


References

Reference (Deposit): CATHRALL, J B, ET AL, 1978, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CHARLES SHELDON WILDERNESS STUDY AREA: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 78-1002


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.