The Mendota is a copper and silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mendota MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mendota
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Railroad
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Nevada Bunker Hill Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN, BEARING COPPER, SILVER, NEAR INTRUSIVE CONTACT
Comment (Workings): 200-FT. SHAFT
Comment (Geology): GOSSAN PRESENT
Comment (Deposit): THE MENDOTA CALIM IS DEVELOPED BY A 200' SHAFT SUNK ON A LARGE IRON GOSSAN, BUT THE ORE BODY WAS NOT ENCOUNTERED AT THIS DEPTH. THE CLAIM IS INCLUDED IN THE NEVADA BUNKER HILL MINING COMPANY'S GROUP OF CLAIM. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES FILES74
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.
