VERNON & SNOWSTORM

This 20 acre gold lode mining claim is just outside of Lovelock, NV - and includes a unique ore type that includes Gold, Silver, Tungsten AND Uranium-308. The occurrence of Uranium-308 is not considering dangerous, nor of an economically significant grade. Some samples test in the counts-per-minute range of 300 -500 CPM which would bring novelty to some collectors. Assays show 1-3% of Uranium in this mine, found primarily in scheelite.

However this mine is a historic past-producer of Gold and Silver along with values of Tungsten. Last workings at the Vernon & Snowstorm mine were during 1984 where a small shipment of ore was sent to the local mill for its Tungsten and Gold values.

The claim contains multiple prospects pits, an adit and a decline with over 200 feet of underground workings. Good shoring and good dirt roads lead you up directly to the portal, and ore reserves on the claim.

If your interested in purchasing this claim or would like to obtain samples for yourself please email me here.

Vernon & Snowstorm Lode Mine Main Features

Type of Claim	Unpatented Lode Mining Claim.
Size of Claim	20 ACRES.
Mining Commodities	Gold, Tungsten.
Accessibility	Good dirt roads, 4x4 helpful.
Closest City	Lovelock, NV.
Camping	Yes. 10 Days at a time.
Ore Reserves	50+ Tons
Cell Phone Reception	Yes 4G LTE All Networks.
Mining Relics	Yes, Cans, Tibers, Shoring, Some Railing.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance

Molybdenum	Tertiary
Tungsten	Primary
Gold	Primary

Uranium	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Scheelite	Ore
Epidote	Gangue
Garnet	Gangue
Limonite	Gangue
Microcline	Gangue
Muscovite	Gangue
Plagioclase	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue

Location Map and GPS

Main Entrance (1)	40.41933, -118.81099

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Surface-Underground
Development status	Past-Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small-Medium

Mining district

District name	Seven Troughs District

Analytical data

Result	RADIOACTIVITY=300 CPS (3X BG) OVER A 2 FT X 40 FT AREA. PEGMATITE SAMPLE YIELDED 7.0 PPM U308 AND GRANITIC DIKE SAMPLE YIELDED 9.0 PPM U308. GARSIDE REPORTS THAT AEC REPORTS A SAMPLE FROM THIS PROSPECT CONTAINED 1.026 % U308 AND 2.6 % W03. NBMG SAMPLE 2822, A CHANNEL SAMPLE CUT ACROSS THE VEIN IN THE CEILING OF THE ADIT, CONTAINS 15 % FE, 1.5 % MG, 20 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 5000 PPM MN, 50 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 10 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 100 PPM MO, 70 PPM NI, 15 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 10 PPM SN, 700 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 100 PPM W, 20 PPM Y, AND 70 PPM ZR. SAMPLE 2823, A COMPOSITE OF VEIN MATERIALS FROM ADITS AND PROSPECTS, CONTAINS 10 % FE, 0.7 % MG, 5 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 100 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 2.5 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 100 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 50 PPM BI, 15 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, 1000 PPM CU, 7 PPM MO, 50 PPM NI, 10 PPM SC, 2000 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR. Source: Vernon & Snowstorm Primary values on this claim are found in the SCHEELITE ore type carrying economically significant amounts of Tungsten and Gold. Tertiary values of Uranium-308 are also present in safe amounts.

Result

RADIOACTIVITY=300 CPS (3X BG) OVER A 2 FT X 40 FT AREA. PEGMATITE SAMPLE YIELDED 7.0 PPM U308 AND GRANITIC DIKE SAMPLE YIELDED 9.0 PPM U308. GARSIDE REPORTS THAT AEC REPORTS A SAMPLE FROM THIS PROSPECT CONTAINED 1.026 % U308 AND 2.6 % W03. NBMG SAMPLE 2822, A CHANNEL SAMPLE CUT ACROSS THE VEIN IN THE CEILING OF THE ADIT, CONTAINS 15 % FE, 1.5 % MG, 20 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 5000 PPM MN, 50 PPM B, 500 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 10 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, 100 PPM CU, 100 PPM MO, 70 PPM NI, 15 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 10 PPM SN, 700 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 100 PPM W, 20 PPM Y, AND 70 PPM ZR.

SAMPLE 2823, A COMPOSITE OF VEIN MATERIALS FROM ADITS AND PROSPECTS, CONTAINS 10 % FE, 0.7 % MG, 5 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 100 PPM MN, 2 PPM AG, 2.5 PPM AU (BY AA ANALYSIS), 100 PPM B, 300 PPM BA, 2 PPM BE, 50 PPM BI, 15 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, 1000 PPM CU, 7 PPM MO, 50 PPM NI, 10 PPM SC, 2000 PPM SR, 150 PPM V, 30 PPM Y, 100 PPM ZR.

Source:

Vernon & Snowstorm

Primary values on this claim are found in the SCHEELITE ore type carrying economically significant amounts of Tungsten and Gold. Tertiary values of Uranium-308 are also present in safe amounts.

Geologic structures

Type of structure	Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
Structure description	Granitic Rock Altered Along Quartz Veins

Comments on vein and structure: It appears that significant known quantities of vein material are still present in the mine. Multiple adits, bulldozer cuts and and a decline follow a system of irregular quartz and granite veins in Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary. In addition to the ore in the tailings pile, additional work can be done on this gold mine to further expand on the vein system which takes a N-S strike, 70-90 E dip. Good shoring still in place at the main entrance, and some caved in sections along the decline.

General form	IRREGULARLY DISSEMINATED SCHEELITE IN SKARN
Width	45.72 Meters

Ore Stockpiled

General form	Quartz/Skarn
Tons	50+
Estimated Value	$250-$300 W/Au values
Estimated Total in Reserves	$25-50k

Camp Vernon & Nearby Ghost Town

The following gallery are some photos I took of a nearby ghost town. In fact there are lots of uranium mines, gold, silver and tungsten all around the area. This ghost town is about 4 miles away from the claim, but still lots of fun to explore! Check it out:

Vernon & Snowstorm Mineral Rights Transfer Process

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A mining claim can be sold, traded, leased, gifted, willed, used as collateral or transferred in part or in its entirety just like any other real property using a quitclaim deed which is a recordable conveyance. Questions about the transfer process can be answered by contacting us anytime. All fees and paperwork current and assessment fees are paid through Sept. 1^st 2025.

It's easy to maintain this claim after purchase:

If you have less than 10 claims, you are eligible to file a small miners exemption and the cost to maintain is only $10 per year per claim. Contact us anytime for help maintaining your claim. Full details on maintaining your claim can be found on the BLM's website here.

The filing and transfer service will be done on your behalf and completed within 48 hours after purchase. Buy this claim now with the Paypal™ link below. Online records of your claim will also be available in the local county records office and the BLM within 7 days, officiating you are a new gold claim owner!

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After your purchase is complete you will be requested to fill out our new claim owner form with your name/address or add any additional claimants you want on the claim.
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