Gap Strike Group, Sammy Group and Wolf Group

The Gap Strike Group, Sammy Group and Wolf Group is a uranium mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 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: Gap Strike Group, Sammy Group and Wolf Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.96, -117.95972

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Gap Strike Group, Sammy Group and Wolf Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gap Strike Group, Sammy Group and Wolf Group


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Coaldale 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1967
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: BLANKET


Structure

Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Faults


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: HIGH = 0.40 MR/HR. A 3-FT CHIP SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.02% CU3O8
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND = 0.025 MR/HR


Materials

Ore: Carnotite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): AUTUNITE AND MINOR CARNOTITE (?) ARE DISSEMINATED IN LACUSTRINE TUFFS AND POORLY CONSOLIDATED FERRUGINOUS SANDSTONE.

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Development): GAP STRIKE GROUP = 21 CLAIMS; SAMMY GROUP = 2 CLAIMS; WOLF GROUP = 8 CLAIMS.

Comment (Workings): A SMALL TRENCH


References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 78, 1972, P. 60.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA

Reference (Deposit): FINCH, 1967, GEOLOGY OF EPIGENETIC URANIUM DEPOSITS IN SANDSTONE IN THE U.S.: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 538, 121 P.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. PRELIM. RECON. REPT 3456.

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, RADIOACTIVE MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN NEVADA: N.B.M.G. BULL 81


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.