Aqua Claim

The Aqua Claim is a gold mine located in Douglas 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

Name: Aqua Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Douglas

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 39.00667, -119.34611

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Satelite image of the Aqua Claim

Aqua Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Aqua Claim
Secondary: Bc #3 Claim
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site # 4426


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Nevada
County: Douglas
District: Buckskin


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic


Rocks

Name: Metasedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): VEIN EXPOSURES HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVELY PROSPECTED BY BULLDOZING AND CONSIST OF QUARTZ WITH GRAY-BLACK WISPS OF PYRITE.

Comment (Workings): OLDER WORKINGS, SHAFTS AND PROSPECTS WITH RECENT TRENCHES AND DOZER CUTS. SHALLOW SHAFTS ADJACENT TO CHERT OUTCROPS.


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, JACK, NBMG SAMPLE SITE # 4426 VISIT, JULY 12, 1989


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.