Idaho Claims

The Idaho Claims is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,719 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

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Site Name

Primary: Idaho Claims
Secondary: Kewanas No. 2
Secondary: Kewanas No. 3 Claims
Secondary: Kewanas Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Goldfield District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1908
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults, Gouge Zones

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Kaolinization

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Latite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Dacite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene

Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 21.250000+-0.750000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Miocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): ADJOINS NE SIDE OF GOLDFIELD CONSOLIDATED MINES CO. GROUND.; NORTH OF JUMBO EXTENSION MINING CO. ABOUT 40 ACRES, 2 CLAIMS AND A FRACTION. UTM IS TO ONE SHAFT ON THE PROPERTY

Comment (Development): NO ORE HAD BEEN SHIPPED AS OF 1908, ALTHOUGH EXTENSIVE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS HAD EXPLORED MUCH GROUND

Comment (Workings): 500 FT INCLINED SHAFT AT 45 DEGREES WITH LEVELS AT 100, 200, 400 AND 500 FT FROM COLLAR. 250 FT OF DRIFTS ON THE 200-FT LEVEL; 700 FT OF WORKINGS ON THE 400-FT LEVEL

References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F.L., 1909, USGS PP 66, P. 239

Reference (Deposit): NBMG REPORT 33, P. 77-86

Reference (Deposit): WEED, W.H., ED., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XV, P. 1313-1314.

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.