The Emma - Dandy Claims is a tungsten and copper mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.57556, -118.10444
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Emma - Dandy Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Emma - Dandy Claims
Secondary: Copper Queen Claim Group
Secondary: Peterson
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TACTITE, KIDNEY SHAPED PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE GRADE OF 2% CU REPORTED ON EMMA. 0.3% WO3 OVER 150 FT. ALSO REPORTED ON EMMA.
Comment (Location): EMMA-DANDY AND ST. PATRICK(M035614) ARE PARTS OF THE COPPER QUEEN GROUP DESCRIBED BY CLARK(1922). TWO SITES WITHIN THE COPPER QUEEN GROUP ARE DESCRIBED IN MRDS BECAUSE THEIR GEOLOGY IS SIMILAR BUT THEIR LOCATIONS AND REFERENCES ARE DIFFERENT. COPPER QUEEN IS NOT DESCRIBED SEPARATELY IN MRDS. LOCATION CONFIRMED BY J. TINGLEY AND J. QUADE 5 DEC/89.
Comment (Production): UNSPECIFIED PRODUCTION FIGURES
Comment (Deposit): IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF EMMA IS THE DANDY CLAIM WHERE CU CARBONATE AND OXIDE AND A FEW SPECKS OF NATIVE OCCUR IN SMALL FRACTURES IN PURE WHITE LIMESTONE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTACT SILICATES. COPPER QUEEN GROUP EXTENDED FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND FT ALONG A TACTITE ZONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): ORE BODY EXPLOITED BY THREE ADITS AT INTERVALS OF 50 FT. SEVERAL CROSSCUTS AND RAISES HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THE TUNNELS. SMALL OPEN CUTS AND SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): CLARK, C.W., 1922 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA FE DISTRICT, MINERAL CO., NEV. UNIV. OF CALIF. PUB., VOL. 14 , NO. 1, 60-61, PL. 1
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, D.C., 1961 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL CO., NEV., NEV. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 58, TABLE 6.6
Reference (Deposit): NBMG, UNPUBL. MINING DISTRICT FILES, SANTA FE DISTRICT, TINGLEY SITE REPORT
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.
