Sunrise Claims

The Sunrise Claims is a silver and gold 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

Name: Sunrise Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.29583, -117.24972

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Sunrise Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunrise Claims


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Tokop 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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faults


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VEIN HAS BEEN CRUSHED AND BRECCIATED, CARRYING GRANITIC FRAGMENTS IN A CEMENT WITH HEMATITIC AND MINO, STAIN, BRECCIATION IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY FAULTING.

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

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHALLOW SHAFTS, CAVED, GLORY HOLE, SURFACE WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH/BENTZ, 1983, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG, 5 MAY 83


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.