The Pure Gold No. 1 Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,499 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.55167, -118.57944
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Pure Gold No. 1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pure Gold No. 1 Claim
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2951
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Varyville District; Florence 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
Owner Name: Robinson Industries And Associates
Home Office: Aurora, Co
Years: 1984 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
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
Type: L
Description: Fracturing Of Meta-Volcanics
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Metavolcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2951 FROM DUMP AND ADIT NEAR SHAFT CONTAINS +20% FE, 0.05% MG, 0.05% CA, 0.05% TI, 500 PPM MN, 5 PPM AG, 300 PPM AS, 14 PPM AU (AA ANALYSIS), 200 PPM B, 200 PPM BA, 5 PPM CO, 15 PPM CR, 700 PPM CU, 10 PPM NI, 100 PPM SR, 500 PPM V, 50 PPM W.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY POOR 4-WHEEL DRIVE ROAD FOR 2 MILES WEST OF THE MAIN ROAD . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): AREA WAS MINED IN EARLY 1900'S. DISCOVERY STAKING, NOV. 29, 1918. CURRENTLY STAKED FOR ABOUT 3-4 SQUARE MILES BY ROBINSON INDUSTRIES AND ASSOCIATED OF AURORA, COLORADO, 9-6-84.
Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN-LIKE HIGHLY OXIDIZED VEINS, PARTLY BRECCIATED AND IRON-STAINED.
Comment (Workings): ONE SHAFT, MANY RECENT DOZER CUTS; ROAD IMPROVEMENTS FROM CHERRY CREEK DATE FROM ABOUT 1979. DOZER CUTS RUN MOSTLY N-S, ACROSS E-W VEIN STRUCTURE
Comment (Geology): CU-RICH VEIN MATERIAL IS PILED NEAR THE SITE OF A SHACK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL.
References
Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 1984, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION 9-27-84, AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59.
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.
