Swayback
Clark, Nevada
- Silica / quartz-rich sandstone
Simple 100%-owned industrial-mineral story with Las Vegas/I-15 market access; potentially large-volume if technical package substantiates grade and continuity.
- Gross acres
- 140 acres
- Tenure
- 7 unpatented placer claims
- Claims / parcels
- 7
Why it matters
Simple 100%-owned industrial-mineral story with Las Vegas/I-15 market access; potentially large-volume if technical package substantiates grade and continuity.
Historical & district context
No exact public record under the Swayback name identified. Owner/partner technical information should be the centerpiece: formation, assays, tonnage basis and impurity profile.
Infrastructure & logistics
≈21 mi straight-line to Moapa / Union Pacific corridor Strong regional infrastructure relative to many western claims because of proximity to the I-15/Moapa corridor; site connection not verified. Arid Clark County setting. Process-water requirement depends heavily on whether product is simply crushed/sized or washed/upgraded.
Typical mining
Quarry/open-pit mining of competent sandstone; drill/blast or ripping depending rock strength.
Typical processing
Crush → size/classify; wash/scrub if needed. Higher-value silica requires increasingly stringent beneficiation and impurity control.
End markets
Concrete/aggregate silica, industrial sand, glass feed where chemistry meets spec; higher-purity pathways only if testing supports them.
Critical-mineral angle
Common silica sand is not automatically a critical-mineral product; silicon is on the 2025 list, but conversion requires very different feed specifications and processing.
Claim schedule
| Serial number | Claim name | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NV106386963 | Swayback 1 | Placer | Unpatented |
| NV106386964 | Swayback 2 | Placer | Unpatented |
| NV106386965 | Swayback 3 | Placer | Unpatented |
| NV106386966 | Swayback 4 | Placer | Unpatented |
| NV106386967 | Swayback 5 | Placer | Unpatented |
| NV106386968 | Swayback 6 | Placer | Unpatented |
| NV106386969 | Swayback 7 | Placer | Unpatented |
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