Gold Wedge Claim

The Gold Wedge Claim is a gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,640 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

Name: Gold Wedge Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 5,640 Feet (1,719 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 37.7181, -117.22310

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Gold Wedge Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Wedge Claim
Secondary: Jumbo Annex


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Jumbo Extension Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): RANSOM, F. L., 1909, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOLDFIELD,

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 66, PLATE 1,

Reference (Deposit): NO. 133; PL. 202-224.


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.