Historic! Mardis Patented Mining Claim - Remote - Surrounded By Government Lands

RemoteSurrounded by Government lands SIZE: 4.59+/- ac APN#: 0PMS370A0LEGAL DESCRIPTION: The Mardis Patented Mining Claim, Island Mining District, Patented# 12937, Mineral Survey # 37ASTATE: NevadaCOUNTY: ElkoGENERAL LOCATION:  1.25 miles NW of Cornwall Mountain. 9.75 miles NE of Wildhorse Lake. 9.2 miles NW of Charleston. 2 miles South of Tennessee Mountain, 14,25 miles SW of Jarbridge. T45N R56E sec 33GPS(approx.): SW: 41.752944 , -115.653518 ; SE: 41.752882 , -115.652812 ; NE: 41.755190 , -115.650804 ; NW: 41.755246 , -115.651529GENERAL ELEVATION: approx. 7660'-7770'GENERAL INFORMATION: Diamond Jim Mine Mardis Claim Surrounded by government BLM Lands Primary: Diamond Jim, Secondary: Mine Mardis Claim. See document section. West side of Rosebud Mountain.TYPE OF TERRAIN: rolling slopingZONING: MiningPOWER: noPHONE: noWATER: Must install well if you buildSEWER: No. Only needed when/if you build.ROADS: unimproved dirtPROPERTY TAX: approx. $89 a year  CLOSING/DOC. FEES: $135  TIME LIMIT TO BUILD: noneASSOCIATION DUES: NONETITLE INFORMATION: Free and clear If/when more info becomes available we will update listingRecord Type: SiteOperation Category: Past ProducerDeposit Type: VeinOperation Type: UnknownYear First Production: 1954Discovery Year: 1920Years of Production:Organization:Significant: NDeposit Size: SRocksName: Quartz MonzoniteRole: AssociatedAge Type: Associated Rock UnitAge Young: Late CretaceousName: Quartz MonzoniteRole: AssociatedAge Type: Associated RockAge Young: Late CretaceousName: Quartz MonzoniteRole: AssociatedAge Type: Host RockAge Young: Late CambrianName: Quartz MonzoniteRole: AssociatedAge Type: Host Rock UnitAge Young: Late CambrianPhysiographyGeneral Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Columbia PlateauPhysiographic Section: Payette SectionComment (Deposit): VEIN, VAULT ZONE. ORE CONSISTS OF SILVER AND LEAD SULPHIDES IN A QUARTZ GANGUE WHICH OCCURS AS CAVITY FILLINGS AND MINOR REPLACEMENTS IN SMALL POCKETS, VEINS, STRINGERS AND LENSES, ALL SUBPARALLEL TO A FAULTCommodity: Primary: Leadsecondary: Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc.Comment (Workings): OPEN CUT; OPEN PITComment (Development): THE PROPERTY WAS FIRST WORKED IN 1954 BY THE DIAMOND JIM MINING CO. OF SALT LAKE CITY. IT WAS LISTED IN 1980 AS AN ACTIVE OPEN PIT GOLD-SILVER MINE EMPLOYING 2 PERSONSComment (Geology): THE ORE CONSISTS OF SILVER & LEAD SULPHIDES IN A QUARTZ GANGUE WHICH OCCURS AS CAVITY FILLINGS AND MINOR REPLACEMENTS IN SMALL POCKETS, VEINS, STRINGERS, AND LENSES IN A ZONE 9 FT. THICK. THE VEIN IS SUBPARALLEL TO A FAULT BETWEEN PHYLLITE ALONG THE HANGING WALL, AND THE PROSPECT MTN. QUARTZITE WHICH FORMS THE FOOTWALL.Comment (Deposit): WORK ON THE PROPERTY BEGAN IN 1954 BY THE DIAMOND JIM MINING CO. OF SALT LAKE CITY. AN OPEN CUT WAS MADE ALONG A FAULT W/ORE BEING INTERSECTED AT ABOUT 75 FT. A SKETCH MAP OF THE AREA WAS DONE BY W. W. CHARLES IN 1920 AND IS ON FILE IN THE MINING DISTRICT FILES, N. B. OF M. LISTED AS AN ACTIVE OPEN PIT MINE EMPLOYING 2 PERSONS IN 1980. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LITReferencesReference (Deposit): SMIT H, (1976) MINERAL RES. OF ELKO CO. NV., USGS OPEN-FILE REPORTReference (Deposit): BUSHNELL (1967) GEOLOGY OF THE ROWLAND QUAD. NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 67Reference (Deposit): CHARLES (W. W.) 1920, NOTES ON FIELD INVESTIGATION OF MARDIS ELKO PROPERTY, N. B. OF M. MINING DIST. FILESReference (Deposit): STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, (1981) DIRECTORY OF MINING OPERATIONS ACTIVE IN NEVADA IN 1980FINANCING INFO and PURCHASE INFO Go to 1881.com Area Land page >