Rock Creek Property

The Rock Creek Property is a gold mine located in Lander county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,413 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Rock Creek Property

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury

Location

State: Nevada
County: Lander
District: Unnamed district NE of Battle Mountain

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.
Administrative Organization: Battle Mountain BLM Administrative District

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Altaur Gold Explorations, Inc.
Info Year: 1997

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Hot-spring Au-Ag

Orebody

Form: blanket to irregular

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sedimentary Breccia
Role: Host
Description: brecciated quartz
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Tertiary

Name: Latite
Role: Host
Description: tuff
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Tertiary

Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Description: latite
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Tertiary

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Opal
Gangue: Silica

Comments

Comment (Commodity): Ore Materials: gold

Comment (Commodity): Gangue Materials: opaline silica

Comment (Location): The Rock Creek property is located on the southeast flank of the Sheep Creek Range northeast of Battle Mountain,

Comment (Deposit): A gold resource of approximately 800,000 tons grading 0.045 opt has been outlined in a zone of brecciated quartz in volcanic tuff at the south end of the claims. Current exploration is focused on possible deeper-seated gold mineralization indicated by opaline silica alteration with strongly anomalous mercury on the northern part of the claim block.

Comment (Development): The property consists of 52 claims located in 1983-85 by Sam Bida and Leon Belaustegui. In 1997 Altaur Gold optioned a 60% interest in the Rock Creek gold property from Brancote U.S. Inc. Previous exploration on the property outlined a gold resource of approximately 800,000 tons grading 0.045 opt in a zone of brecciated quartz at the south end of the claims. Current exploration is focused on possible deeper-seated gold mineralization indicated by opaline alteration with strongly anomalous mercury on the northern part of the claim block.

Comment (Economic Factors): In 1997 the property was reported to contain a resource of at least 800,000 of material grading 0.045 ounces of gold per ton.

References

Reference (Deposit): Altaur Gold press release, 3/6/97.

Reference (Deposit): Stewart, H. J., McKee, E. H., and Stager, H. K., 1977, Geology and Mineral Deposits of Lander County, Nevada; Nev. Bur. Mines and Geol. Bull. 88.

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.