The Willow Spring is a copper and silver mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,699 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.475, -117.16667
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Willow Spring MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Willow Spring
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Mercury
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Cobalt
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Manhattan District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Standard Slag Co.
Years: 1961 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TRIANGULAR IN PLAN VIEW
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: BEST MATERIAL HAS GRADE OF 0.35 % NI WITH TRACE CO
Materials
Ore: Niccolite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Geology): STRATA STRIKE N10W
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): NICKELIFEROUS ROCKS NEAR WILLOW SPRING HAVE BEEN EXAMINED FOR NI POTENTIAL BY SEVERAL PARTIES INCLUDING STANDARD SLAG CO. IN 1961.
References
Reference (Deposit): KLEINHAMPL,F.J. AND ZIONY, J.I., THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY: NBMG BULL. (IN PRESS)
Reference (Deposit): ERVINE; 1973 ; MINERAL ZONING OF SPANISH BELT DISTRICT; DISS. ABS. INT., VOL. 34 , NO. 3
Nevada Gold
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.
