Ireland Mine

The Ireland Mine is a lead and copper mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 3,399 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: Ireland Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Clark

Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 35.76194, -115.41722

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Ireland Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ireland Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Goodsprings


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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Large Scale Overthrusts

Type: L
Description: Irregular Fractures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ON LOWHILL N OF MOUTH OF PORTER WASH

Comment (Geology): MOST OF ORE FOUND IN THIN BEDDED DARK GRAY DOLOMITE OVERLYING MICCICEOUS SHALE, IN LENSES THAT ARE LIMITED BY IRREGULAR FRACTURES.

Comment (Production): SEVERAL CARLOADS OF COPPER BEARING LEAD ORE HAVE BEEN SHIPPED.

Comment (Workings): EIGHT SHAFTS AND SHALLOW PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 62 , P. 189 .

Reference (Production): LONGWELL, ETAL, 1965

Reference (Deposit): HEWETT, 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF GOODSPRINGS QUAD; USGS PROF. PAPER 162 P. 156 .


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.