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Talmadge Gold Mining Co. Claim North

Occurrence in Esmeralda county in Nevada, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046694
MRDS ID M241893
Record type Site
Current site name Talmadge Gold Mining Co. Claim North
Alternate or previous names Senator, Duckwater Dam, Alhambra, Atlanta, April, Apex,, Annie Fraction, Lost Canteen, Long Shot, Economist, Tom Henry,, Gold Bell and Friday Claims, Overlook, Overlook Fraction, Duckwater Dam N 1/2 Claims.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.20424, 37.72828 (WGS84)
Elevation 1814

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeralda(county)

Nevada(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ralston-Stone Cabin Valleys(hydrologic unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic accounting unit)

Central Nevada Desert Basins(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Nevada Esmeralda

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 002S 043E;042E 30,31 SW (30); NW (31) Nevada

Comments on the location information

  • 320 ACRES ABOUT 1.5 MILES NE OF TOWN OF GOLDFIELD AND 1.5 MILES SE OF GOLDFIELD. NORTH SET OF CLAIMS LIE ON APEX AND NE SLOPE OF VINDICATOR MOUNTAIN. SOUTH CLAIMS ARE ON MEYER'S MOUNTAIN. . UTM IS TO SHAFT IN NORTH CLAIM AREA. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • $14280 OF GOLD WAS TAKEN FROM VEIN ON THE 150-FT LEVEL.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Alunite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result IN 1925, 5 ASSAYS RAN $8.80 TO $22.80/TON IN GOLD.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Vindicator
    Rock description Vindicator
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.20424, 37.72828
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Zones Striking N 30 W, Dipping Ne, Making A Sheeted Structure In Teh Rhyolite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1918

Mining district

District name Goldfield District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Talmadge Mining And Milling Co.

Comments on the production information

  • $14280.00 WORTH OF GOLD MINED TO 1930

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 80.77M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS OPEN CUTS, TRENCHES. PRINCIPAL SHAFT IS ON ALHAMBRA CLAIM. PRODUCTION WAS FROM THE VEIN AT THE 150-FT LEVEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, ROBERT W., 1930, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON TALMADGE GOLD MINING CO.

  • Deposit

    SCARLETT, WILLIAM, 1926, UNPUBLISHED ENGINEERS REPORT OF THE TALMADGE GOLD MINING CO: NBMG FILE 91

  • Production

    JOHNSON, R.W., 1930

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1982 La Pointe, D.D. (Tingley, J.V.) Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Beyond USGS

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