Clipper Group

The Clipper Group is a gold mine located in Humboldt 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

Name: Clipper Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Humboldt

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 41.94444, -118.70111

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Clipper Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Clipper Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Warm Springs 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Jackson, C. H.
Years: 1938 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1937
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: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strong


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): W. SLOPE OF PUEBLO RANGE.

Comment (Deposit): 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, SHAFT

Comment (Geology): FREE GOLD OCCURS IN QUARTZ STRINGERS IN ALTERED GRANODIORITE

Comment (Deposit): FIVE UNPATENTED CLAIMS OWNED IN 1938 BY C. H. JACKSON. IN 1937, THE PROPERTY WAS BEING PROSPECTED BY 3 MEN BY HAND-MINING METHODS, WITH NO PRODUCTION. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 2 ADITS ABOUT 110 FT. LONG, AND A SHAFT 50-FT. DEEP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): VANDERBURG, W.O., 1938, RECONNAISSANCE OF MINING DISTRICTS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA; USBM INF. CIRC. 6995


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.