Helen Claims

The Helen Claims is a silver mine located in Esmeralda 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

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Site Name

Primary: Helen Claims
Secondary: Helen Nos. 1-3
Secondary: Sunnyside
Secondary: Sunnyside Nos. 1&2
Secondary: Helen Fraction
Secondary: Helen Fraction Nos. 1&2 Claims

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Klondyke 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

Owner Name: Crown Point Divide Mining Co.
Years: 1920 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENSES

Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults, Thrust Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: DUMPS AND FOOTWALL ASSAYED 0.8-2.6 OZ/T AG, TR. AU (1920)
Analytical Data: VEIN HANGING WALL ASSAYED 27.6 OZ/T AG, TR. AU, 0.5% CU OVER 1.4 FT

Materials

Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): SEDIMENTS STRIKE N-S AND DIP 12-45 E

Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF THE OLD MARIETTA MINE AND ONE MILE EAST OF THE ORIGINAL KLONDYKE MINE. 10 CLAIMS COVER 155 ACRES. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE WAS SHIPPED IN EARLY DAYS OF THE DISTRICT. IN 1920, 2 MEN WERE CHLORIDING A STREAK MAKING ABOUT 0.5 TON PER DAY OF $25.00 TO $30.00/TON ORE. 2 DUMPS PRESENT IN 1920 OF 150 TONS AND 10 TON

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ AND CALCITE VEIN ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN LIME AND LIME SHALE WHICH HAS HAD SOME FAULT MOVEMENT

Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS CUTS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS, ONE TUNNEL, UNDERHAND STOPE, 15-FT DEEP INCLINE

References

Reference (Deposit): CHIPP, E.R., 1969, UNR MINES THESIS 351

Reference (Deposit): CARPER, A.F., 1920, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON CROWN POINT DIVIDE MINING CO.; NBMG FILE 94, ITEM 1

Nevada Gold

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.