The A and H Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,478 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,478 Feet (1,365 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.92417, -118.15306
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A and H Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: A and H Claim
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2630
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Mill City District; Central District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mert Higgins Investment Corp. (Feb.
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
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2630 OF WHITE QUARTZ VEIN WITH HEMATITE CLOTS AND SOME GREEN STAINING CONTAINS 3% FE, 0.15% MG, 2% CA, 0.1% TI, 200 PPM MN, 100 PPM AG, +10000 PPM AS, 50 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 5 PPM CU, 7 PPM NI, 15000 PPM PB, 100 PPM SB, 200 PPM SR, 50 PPM V, 50 PPM ZR. AA ANALYSIS INDICATES 0.80 PPM AU AS WELL.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFTS, NARROW STOPES, CUTS, SHAFTS OVER 50 FT DEEP.
Comment (Geology): SHALE-DIKE CONTACT ON EAST SIDE IS VERY SHARP, N 35 E, 80 SE DIP. ON WESTERN SHALEY-HORNFELS-DIKE CONTACT, THIN (1-1.5 IN) QUARTZ VIENS LACE DIORITE
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE ON SHALE-DIORITE CONTACT; PARALLEL SHEAR ZONE TO EAST WITHIN DIORITE, PODS OF WHITE QUARTZ ALONG THE ZONE, SOME HEMATITE STAINING, VEIN 0.5-1.0 FT WIDE WITHIN SHEAR ZONE 5-6 FT WIDE. OLD WORKINGS ARE CONFINED TO THE DIORITE AND TO THE WESTERN CONTACT ZONE.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1984, FIELD EXAMINATION, NBMG; 9-20-84
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.
