Treasure Hill Claim #1417

The Treasure Hill Claim #1417 is a silver and gold mine located in Churchill county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,501 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Treasure Hill Claim #1417
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 3913
Secondary: Red Bee #2 Claim

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Mc Daniel, Richard A. And Sandra A.
Home Office: 1121 Sommerset Lane, Newport Beach, Ca 92660
Years: 1986 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Shear Zone

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification Of Host Rock & Volcanic Breccia

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 3913 FROM THE DUMP CONTAINED 2% FE, 0.03% MG, 3% CA, 0.2% TI, 30 PPM MN, 5 PPM AG, 500 PPM BA, 1 PPM BE, 30 PPM CU, 20 PPM MO, 20 PPM PB, 20 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, 50 PPM ZR.

Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ACCESSIBLE BY POOR ROADS EAST OF DIXIE VALLEY ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): NO ACTIVITY WHEN EXAMINED IN 1986; STAKED IN 1980; ASSESSMENT CURRENT (1986)

Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS WERE SUNK ON A SHEAR ZONE WHICH FOLLOWS A CONTACT ZONE BEARING N 35 W, 65 NE IN A VOLCANIC TUFF. SOME OF THE CONTACT ZONE CONSISTS OF A SILICIFIED VOLCANIC BRECCIA CONTAINING MINOR PYRITE.

Comment (Workings): SINGLE SHAFT ABOUT 75 FT DEEP.

References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, 26 SEP 86, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS

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

Reference (Deposit): USDI, BLM, MINING CLAIM RECORD.

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.