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HISTORY OF A DRY LAKEBED |
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Nevada Dry Lake Bed
This best describes the overall appearance of the property’s surface,
but what lies beneath this surface, however, is another matter; a large
rich mineral deposit, the existence of which, still continues to baffle many.
The brackish water, which saturates the mud-like deposit, is probably the
remnants of an ancient sea, dating back many thousands of years, to a time
when Nevada and Utah were mostly covered by the Pacific Ocean. Many theories
abound as to how this mineral deposit came to be. None however, allowed
credence to what some consider to be the two most important factors which
probably influenced the final outcome: (a) the extreme depth of this valley,
(more than a thousand feet), and (b) strong geo-thermal activity, which still
exists today. The combination of these features probably caused the destabilizing
of the rich concentrations of colloidal mineralization carried within the ocean’s
currents, and prompted these concentrations to drop out of solution. Perhaps
these disturbances were responsible for unrelated particles to combine and the
countervailing currents carried the particles downward and deposited them in
this deep valley on ocean’s floor. Ocean currents were not the only source of
riches that were brought to this valley. Other material from erosion were to
share this depository, and became building blocks for the viscous mud- like
substance, that became the carrier medium for the precious metals. Over a
long period of time, the valley either reached its capacity, and lost its
ability to attract and hold more, or it was caught up in events, such as
the movement of tectonic plates, causing mountain ranges to be pushed up,
cutting the inflow of water from the Pacific. The outcome was the creation
of a land locked sea, where during a short interval of geological time,
the hot desert sun quickly turned this land-locked sea into a dry ocean bed,
supporting sparse sagebrush. The deposit is presently covered with a crust
that varies in thickness from 2-3 feet, and can support light vehicular traffic.
Hidden beneath this thick crust is an expanse of saturated, thick viscous mud- like
substance, which acts as a medium, to carry and hold this rich mineralization. As
stated before this mud- like deposit has been tested to a depth, in excess of one
thousand, two hundred and fifty feet, and still has considerable Geo-Thermal activity
present.It may well be that this geo-thermal activity is, in itself, a source of
secondary mineral enrichment. In any event, it is responsible for the surface
temperature of the lake bed remaining a constant at 100° F. (35° C.) winter and
summer. The ore bearing medium can be removed from under the dry lake bed’s crust,
simply by pumping, and poses no risk to the environment, nor will the extraction
procedure disrupt, or have a negative impact on the desert’s beauty, or its
esthetic values.
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