Treasure Hill Claim #1196

The Treasure Hill Claim #1196 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,249 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Treasure Hill Claim #1196
Secondary: Corcoran Claims
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3922

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Wonder 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: Einar Erickson'S Treasure Hill Group
Years: 1986 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3922 CONTAINED 0.7% FE, 0.07% MG, 0.07% CA, 0.15% TI, 150 PPM MN, 0.7 PPM AG, 10 PPM B, 1000 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 20 PPM LA, 500 PPM PB, 50 PPM Y, 150 PPM ZR.

Materials

Gangue: Iron
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT FOR SEVERAL MILES FROM RED TOP GULCH ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY AT TIME OF EXAMINATION IN 1986. CORCORAN CLAIMS NO LONGER VALID. TREASURE HILL CLAIMS STAKED AUG., 1979, STILL VALID (1986).

Comment (Deposit): SHAFT SUNK ON A SHEAR IN RHYOLITE IN BOTTOM OF A NARROW CANYON. VEIN IS IRON-STAINED, OXIDIZED, AND APPEARS LEACHED. SAMPLE 3922 FROM DUMPS WAS MOSTLY SILICIFIED RHYOLITE WITH SOME QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL.

Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT, ONE INCLINE AND A LINE OF PROSPECTS NOT SHOWN ON TOPO MAP. A HAND CAPSTAN STILL STANDS ABOVE AN OLD SHAFT.

References

Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORDS AND FILES.

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 6 OCT 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

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