The Telluride Claims is a lead and zinc mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Telluride Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Telluride Claims
Secondary: Nbmg# 4275
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Wilson
Land Status
Not available
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
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: FISSURE
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Vein Material On The Dump Ranged From Quartz To Replacement Ore With Copper, Lead, And Zinc.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): A CROSS-CUT ADIT BEARS S10W. ACCESS TO THESE WORKINGS IS BEST ACHIEVED FROM THE SOUTH.
Comment (Deposit): A CROSS-CUT ADIT BEARS S 10 DEGREES W IN META-SEDIMENTS NEAR A CONTACT WITH GRANITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, WILSON MINING DISTRICT, LYON COUNTY, QUADE SITE VISIT 6/30/89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
