Tainbow, Sunrise, & African Claims

The Tainbow, Sunrise, & African Claims is a gold mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,801 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: Tainbow, Sunrise, & African Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Nye

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 38.54278, -117.08778

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Tainbow, Sunrise, & African Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tainbow, Sunrise, & African Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Manhattan 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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Form: BLANKET


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 9.3 PPT BASE METALS
Analytical Data: 289.0 PPT AG
Analytical Data: FINENESS: 700.8 PPT AU


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SHAFT OPPOSITE WOLFTONE PT. IS 72 FT. TO BEDROCK. SHAFT ON AFRICAN CLAIM IS 65 FT. DEEP. PAY GRAVEL LAYER RESTS ON BEDROCK AND IS 1 TO 6 FT THICK HERE

Comment (Location): IN MANHATTAN GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Workings): SHAFT OPPOSITE WOLFTONE IS 72 FT DEEP; SHAFT ON AFRICAN CLAIM IS 65 FT. DEEP.

Comment (Geology): SHAFT SHOWS 10 FT OF ROUGHLY STRATIFIED MATERIAL (CHIEFLY RHYOLITE FRAGMENTS), UNDERLAIN BY 40 FT. OF EVENLY-BEDDED FINE GRAVEL AND SAND, UNDERLAIN BY UNCEMENTED, FINE SLATEY GRAVEL, UNDERLAIN BY 1-6 FT OF PAY GRAVEL


References

Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1917, USGS BULL 640


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.