The Gap Claim is a copper mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Gap Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gap Claim
Secondary: NBMG # 000339
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Yerington
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Gibbs, Charles
Home Office: 23 Fallon Way, Yerington,Nevada
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): ADIT AND SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN IS PARTLY CRUSHED QUARTZ WITH MINOR COPPER
Comment (Geology): HANGING WALL IS FRESH BUT WITH BROKEN GRANODIORITE WHILE THE FOOTWALL IS DEEPLY IRON-STAINED.
Comment (Deposit): VEIN IN GRANODIORITE BEARING N 80 DEGREES E
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, YERINGTON MINING DISTRICT, LYONS COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE 6-26-89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)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.
