Toro Claims

The Toro Claims is a gold and antimony mine located in Nye county, Nevada.

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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: Toro Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Antimony

Lat, Long: 38.72806, -116.55889

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Toro Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Toro Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Danville 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: Dome Exploration, Ltd (U. S)
Years: 1981 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Barite
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): IN VICINITY OF GREEN MONSTER CANYON. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): DRILLING WAS IN PROGRESS (AIR-TRAC) 3 KM SW OF GREEN MONSTER CANYON IN AUG, 1981. 13 HOLES WERE BEING DRILLED NEAR SOUTH END OF THE AREA, OVER THE RIDGE INTO HEAD OF DRY CANYON. GEOCHEMICAL SAMPLING HAD BEEN DONE RECENTLY. EXPLORATION POSSIBLY FOR BULK-MINEABLE PRECIOUS METAL DEPOSIT.

Comment (Workings): 5 OR 6 SMALL PROSPECT PITS; DRILL ROADS, SEVERAL DRILL HOLES

Comment (Deposit): STIBNITE, BARITE AND FINELY CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ AS BRECCIA FILLINGS AND REPLACEMENTS, ASSOCIATED WITH SILICIFIED (JASPEROID) BRECCIA ZONES.


References

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION, 29 AUGUST, 1981


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.