The Aztec and Other Prospects is a copper and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,001 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
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.63972, -114.32528
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Aztec and Other Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Aztec and Other Prospects
Secondary: Don Claim
Secondary: Dew
Secondary: Charlie
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Bismuth
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Little Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 4% CU, AVERAGES 1.5-2% 14 OZ AG PER TON MAXIMUM GRAB SAMPLE: 3% CU .03% BI .15% PB .003% AG .07% ZN
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Tenorite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DISTRICT UNORGANIZED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Geology): ORE IN ANDESITES AT THE DIORITE CONTACT.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): POSSIBILITY OF A LARGE LOW GRADE ORE BODY IS SUFFICIENTLY GREAT TO WARRANT A SMALL SCALE SAMPLING OR GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING PROGRAM
Comment (Workings): 60 FT. SHAFT ON DON CLAIM, 30 FT ON AZTEC, AND 30 FT. INCLINE
Comment (Location): UTM'S APPROXIMATED, PROSPECTS SCATTERED ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TSCHANTZ & PAMPEYAN, 1970
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANTZ CM & PAMPEYAN EH, 1970, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN CO, NEV BUR MINES BULL 73
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.
