Stinger Claims

The Stinger Claims is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,400 feet.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Stinger Claims

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Jungo Area

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: Jim Queen And Al Irelan, Winnemucca, Nevada
Years: 1984 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Development): CAMP AT MINE SITE WITH AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE WORKING AT THE MINE. CLAIMS STAKED OVER MINE AREA APRIL 5, 1981 BY QUEEN AND IRELAN.

Comment (Deposit): META-SEDIMENTS CUT BY DIKES, GRANITIC MATERIAL AND QUARTZ VEINS

Comment (Workings): OLD PROSPECT PITS WITH A FEW DOZER CUTS SCATTERED AROUND THE RIDGE. CURRENT WORK APPEARS TO BE AN ADIT, TRENDING W INTO HILL

References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, R.B., 20 AUG 84, NBMG FIELD EXAMINATION.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL 59, PL. I.

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.