Granite Group Nos 1-5

The Granite Group Nos 1-5 is a uranium mine located in Douglas county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,041 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

Name: Granite Group Nos 1-5  

State:  Nevada

County:  Douglas

Elevation: 7,041 Feet (2,146 Meters)

Commodity: Uranium

Lat, Long: 38.9756, -119.86970

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Granite Group Nos 1-5 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Granite Group Nos 1-5


Commodity

Primary: Uranium


Location

State: Nevada
County: Douglas


Land Status

Land ownership: Unknown
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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 81, 1973, P. 38-39.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. REPLIM. RECONN. REPORT 3397.


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.