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Gold King claim, Jessup Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USAi
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Jessup Mining DistrictMining District
Churchill CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 56' 48'' North , 118° 52' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.94683,-118.87960
GRN:
N27W66
Type:
Claim
Köppen climate type:
BWk : Cold desert climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nixon374 (2011)42.7km
Lovelock1,878 (2017)43.1km
Wadsworth834 (2011)49.1km
Fernley19,418 (2017)49.3km
Fallon8,458 (2017)53.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
60970
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:60970:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Major gold production from fractures in altered rhyolite. $15,000. May be part of Valley King group.

Structure: NE-Trending Faults

Deposit: Discovery year: about 1908-1909 small veins up to one foot wide carry quartz, iron oxides.

Deposit type: Epithermal vein, Comstock

Development: Gold king was the original discovery claim, adjoining the valley king group, which was under lease to kenneth dale and dick collins in 1938. In 1932, olaf johnson discovered placer gold on top of a small hill on the valley king claim and several ounces of gold were produced by dry-washing.

Ore(s): Crushed Zone

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘChlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AgSilver
Agⓘ ChlorargyriteAgCl
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Vanderburg, W.O., (1940), USBM Informationcirc. 7093
USBM, (1979), Mils
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