Lakeview Mine

The Lakeview Mine is a copper mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 2,799 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Lakeview Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 36.15833, -114.29278

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Lakeview Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lakeview Mine


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Gold Butte


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Geology): ORE ALONG FAULT IN THE GNEISS

Comment (Production): SOME ORE ALSO SHIPPED IN 1956 . 1955 PRODUCTION FROM 8 TONS OF ORE.

Comment (Workings): SKETCH MAP AVAILABLE OF MINE IN LONGWELL, ETAL, 1965 , P. 133 .


References

Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 62 , P. 184


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.