Golden Fleece No. 1 Claim

The Golden Fleece No. 1 Claim is a nickel and gold mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,200 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Golden Fleece No. 1 Claim

Commodity

Primary: Nickel
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Warm 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: Roney, William And Nelson, Lee
Home Office: Denio, Nv
Years: 1973 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1973
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

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CLAIMANT SAYS DIKE RUNS 3-4 LB/TON NI.

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS ON FINE-GRAINED FELSITE DIKE IN GRANODIORITE. CLAIMANT SAYS DIKE MATERIAL RUNS 3-4 LB/TON NI.

Comment (Location): ON ALTA CREEK ABOUT 2 MILES ABOVE STEVE'S RANCH. . INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): CLAIMS LIE JT OUTSIDE OF S. BOUNDARY OF PROPOSED BLUE LAKE PRIMITIVE AREA, MAHOGANY MOUNTAIN SECTION.

References

Reference (Deposit): BENNETT, REB, E., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BLUE LAKE PROPOSED PRIMITIVE AREA, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 145, ITEM 2.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL. 59, PL. 1.

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.