Treasure Hill Claims

The Treasure Hill Claims is a lead mine located in Churchill 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: Treasure Hill Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3878

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Zinc

Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Chalk Mountain 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: Erickson'S Et Al.
Years: 1986 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3878, CHIPPED FROM VEIN INSIDE SHAFT CONTAINS 5% FE, 5% MG, 10% CA, 0.005% TI, 1000 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 200 PPM AS, 100 PDM BA, 1 PPM BE, 10 PPM BI, 100 PPM CD, 100 PPM CU, 200 PPM MO, 5000 PPM PB, 100 PPM SB, 15 PPM V, 150 PPM W, 1500 PPM ZN.

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): WEST SIDE OF CHALK MOUNTAIN ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): TREASURE HILL CLAIMS LOCATED 1979-1980 BY ERICKSON'S ET AL., HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED TO PRESENT (1986)

Comment (Workings): SHAFT

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN WITH GREY WISPY SULFIDES, NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN DOLOMITE AND FELSITE

References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG BULL 83, 1974, PL. 1.

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 23 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANAYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): U.S.D.I., BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS AND FILES

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.