The Pioneer Claim Group is a lead mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,530 feet.
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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
Elevation: 8,530 Feet (2,600 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 41.6844, -116.13830
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Pioneer Claim Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pioneer Claim Group
Secondary: Pioneer Patented
Secondary: Patented Claims:
Secondary: Hartford
Secondary: Alta
Secondary: Porter
Secondary: Atlanta
Secondary: Shoshone
Secondary: Surplus
Secondary: Pioneer
Secondary: Brestah
Secondary: Eclipse
Secondary: Avalanche
Secondary: Eagle
Secondary: Potosi
Secondary: Buckeye State
Secondary: Charmer
Secondary: First Extension of Nevada North
Secondary: Tuscarora
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mr. Heizer
Company ID: 2600397
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1989
Owner Name: Dr. David Bruce
Company ID: 2600397
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1989
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
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 (Deposit): THE CLAIM GROUP ALSO COVERS PARTS OF SECS. 21 AND 29. THE PIONEER CLAIM WAS ONE CLAIM IN A GROUP OF CONTIGUOUS PATENTED CLAIMS OWNED BY DR. DAVID BRUCE AND MR. HEIZER, BOTH OF LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA.
References
Reference (Deposit): NO. 60; PLATE 3, NO. 21.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 17-92, 1992, PLATE 1,
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.
