D.J. Claims

The D.J. Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Pershing 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

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Site Name

Primary: D.J. Claims
Secondary: Antelope Springs
Secondary: Dj Nos. 1-24 Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Antelope Springs 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: Mines Management Inc. , Spokane, Wa
Years: 1984 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Au-Ag

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): UTM TO NEAR CENTER OF SEC 18 CLAIM BLOCK. (NOTE BLM RECORDS PLACE SOME OF THESE CLAIMS, PROBABLY BY MISTAKE, IN T 29 N, R 35 E, SEC. 18) . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): SEVERAL PRECIOUS METALS PROJECTS ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THESE CLAIMS. SOME SILVER WAS PRODUCED FROM THE PROPERTY IN THE 1970'S. 1984 PRELIMINARY EXPLORATION WAS ENCOURAGING. SAMPLES AS HIGH AS 0.048 OZ/ST AU WERE TAKEN FROM ALTERED SURFACE EXPOSURES. IN 1985, ADDITIONAL MAPPING AND SAMPLING WERE PLANNED TO FURTHER IDENTIFY DRILL TARGETS.

References

Reference (Deposit): MINE SEARCH ANNUAL 1984-85, VOL. VII, P. 118-119; METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, BOULDER, COLO.

Reference (Deposit): THE WALLACE MINER, 2/16/84

Reference (Deposit): MINES MANAGEMENT INC. ANNUAL REPORT 1984.

Reference (Deposit): BLM CLAIMS DATA, 1985.

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.