The New Yorkey's Claim is a gold and copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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New Yorkey's Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: New Yorkey's Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Mountain City District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. Hall And Others Of Mountain City (1930'S)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Deposit): IN PLACES,IT IS A SHEETED ZONE OF SEVERAL NARROW PARALLEL VEINS WITH LIMESTONE SLABS IN BETWEEN
Comment (Workings): 95-FT. TUNNEL DRIVEN N70W TO THE VEIN WHERE IT TURNS & FLOWS VEIN FOR 90 FEET. AWINZE IS SUNK ON THE ORE BODY 60 FT. BELOW THE ADIT LEVEL
Comment (Location): 500 FEET S 75 DEG E OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKINGS OF TH OLD MOUNTAIN CITY MINE, AND LOWER ON THE HILL.
References
Reference (Deposit): NOLAN, T.B., (MID-1930'S?, DATE UNSURE), THE MOUNTAIN CITY MINING DISTRICT, ELKOCOUNTY, NEV; U.S.G.S. OPEN-FILE 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.
