Gold Crown Claims

The Gold Crown Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,675 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: Gold Crown Claims
Secondary: Gold Crown Mine?
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2949

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Ten Mile 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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2949 FROM DUMP MATERIAL (SULFIDE-BEARING) CONTAINS 1.5 % FE, 0.07 % MG, 3 % CA, 0.03 % TI, 300 PPM MN, 700 PPM AG, 15 PPM B, 20 PPM BA, 20 PPM BI, 7000 PPM CU, 5000 PPM PB, 100 PPM SB, 7000 PPM ZN, 10 PPM ZR, AND 1.1 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS).

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Development): ONE SHAFT ACCOUNTS FOR MOST OF THE ORE, AND ITS SIZE INDICATES PROBABLE PAST PRODUCTION. REPORTED TO BE ACTIVE SINCE THE 1930'S.

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS MINED MINERALIZED VEINS OF QUARTZ AND CALCITE WITH SULFIDES AND IRON OXIDES. 4-FT WIDE OXIDIZED SHEAR ZONE EXPOSED IN ONE PIT.; MODEL NAME COULD ALSO BE: POLYMETALLIC VEINS.

Comment (Workings): LARGE SHAFT AND DUMP WITH SEVERAL SMALLER WORKINGS AND SEVERAL EXTENSIVE PROSPECTS.

Comment (Location): NW END OF TEN MILE HILLS; ACCESSIBLE BY POOR ROADS FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

References

Reference (Deposit): SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO., 1964, MINERALS FOR INDUSTRY, VOL. I, PT. II, P. 110.

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 9 JUN 85, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

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.