The Lovelock Mine is a cobalt and nickel mine located in Churchill county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Lovelock Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lovelock Mine
Commodity
Primary: Cobalt
Primary: Nickel
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Churchill
District: Table 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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Discovery Year: 1875
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized Ore
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Brochantite
Ore: Erythrite
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S
Comment (Location): A MILE UPSTREAM, TO WEST OF NICKEL MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): THIS PROPERTY ACCOUNTED FOR MUCH OF THE DISTRICT'S EARLY PRODUCTION.
Comment (Workings): MANY SHALLOW WORKINGS AND A SHAFT
References
Reference (Deposit): CORNWALL, H.R., 1966, USGS BULL. 1223, P. 47-48
Reference (Production): FERGUSON, H.G., 1939
Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., AND SPEED, R.C., 1974, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CHURCHILL CO., NEV.; N.B.M.G. BULL.83.
Reference (Deposit): FERGUSON, H.G., 1939, NICKEL DEPOSITS IN COTTONWOOD CANYON, CHURCHILL CO., NEV; NEV. UNIV. BULL. VOL. 33, NO. 3., GEOL. MIN SER. NO. 32.
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.
