Storm King Claim

The Storm King Claim is a copper mine located in Elko 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: Storm King Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 40.51611, -116.01361

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Storm King Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Storm King Claim


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Railroad


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Nevada-Bunker Hill Mining Co.

Owner Name: Nevada-Bunker Hill Mining Co.


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

Model Name: Skarn Cu


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Silication


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE SORTM KING LODE CLAIM LIES N AND ADJACENT TO THE WEBFOOT CLAIM, AND W OF THE KEY LODE CLAIM. THE PORTAL OF THE WEBFOOT TUNNEL IS ON THIS CLAIM. DURING 1916 AND 1917 LEASERS WORKED THE PROPERTY. THE COPPER ARE OCCURS ON THE CONTACT OF A PORPHYRY DIKE AND LIMESTONE AFTER THIS ACTUALLY THE PROPERTY WAS AGAIN CONTROLLED BY THE NEVADA BUNKER HILL MINING CO. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): N & ADJACENT OF THE WEB FOOT CLAIM

Comment (Development): LESSEES WORKED THE PROPERTY IN 1916 & 1917

Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT-VEIN ALONG INTRUSIVE CONTACT-COPPER CARBONATES PRESENT.


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R. M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56

Reference (Deposit): NEVADA BUREAU OF MINES FILES74


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.