Independence Claim Group

The Independence Claim Group is a gold, silver, and uranium mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 feet.

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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: Independence Claim Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver, Uranium

Lat, Long: 37.23333, -117.31667

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Independence Claim Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Independence Claim Group
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1954


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop (Gold Mountain) 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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 1954 OF VEIN MATERIAL WAS HIGH IN PB, ZN, AG, WITH LESSER SB, HG, AS, AND 9 PPM AU.
Analytical Data: HIGH = 0.40 MR/HR.
Analytical Data: BACKGROUND RADIOACTIVITY = 0.04 MR/HR


Materials

Unknown: Copper


Comments

Comment (Workings): 750 FT OF ADIT, PLUS OTHER ADITS, SHAFTS, PITS

Comment (Development): OLD WORKINGS FOR GOLD AND SILVER. AREA STAKED RECENTLY (1984)

Comment (Location): UTM IS TO ABANDONED SHAFT ON CLAIM GROUP, WHICH COVERS A LARGER AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): RADIOACTIVITY IS REPORTED FROM GOUGE ZONES ALONG FAULTS . QUARTZ VEINS NEAR INTRUSIVE CONTACT. ALTERATION INDICATES NARROW TACTITE ZONE.


References

Reference (Deposit): GARSIDE, L.J., 1973, NBMG BULL 81, P. 53.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1978, MILS DATA

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, 4-8-84.


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.