Redelius Claims

The Redelius Claims is a copper mine located in Washoe county, Nevada.

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: Redelius Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Washoe

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 39.63583, -119.92167

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Redelius Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Redelius Claims
Secondary: Big Ledge No 2
Secondary: Dotty
Secondary: Silver Link


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Washoe
District: Peavine 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

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

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Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): A QUARTZ-TOURMALINE VEIN, TRENDING N 20 DEG N AND DIPPING 30 DEG - 40 DEG SW IS DEVELOPED BY TWO SHALLOW INCLINED SHAFTS. THE VEIN CONTAINS SECONDARY COPPER MINERALS, NO SULFIDES WERE OBSERVED. THE WALL ROCK OF THE VEIN IS HIGHLY FRACTURED AND ALTERED GRANODIORITE. A FEW TONS OF COPPER ORE CONTAINING GOLD AND SILVER WERE REPORTEDLY SHIPPED FROM THESE CLAIMS IN 1956. (BONHAM, P 80)


References

Reference (Deposit): ITEM 4, FILE 318 (PEAVINE DIST), UNSIGNED RPT, NBMG FILES, RENO

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM, HF, GEOL & MIN DEP WASHOE & STOREY CO, NEV, NBMG BULL 70, 1969


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.