The Unnamed Copper is a mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,499 feet.
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
Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 41.07722, -114.80167
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Unnamed Copper MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Copper
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Moor
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR WADEL SPRING
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS WITH SPARSE AZURITE, MALACHITE, CHALCOCITE & IRON OXIDES
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS 5-10 FEET DEEP
Comment (Deposit): NEAR WODEL SPRING PROSPECT SHAFTS 5'-10' DEEP EXPLORED QUARTZ VEINS UP TO 1' WIDE ALONG BEDDING IN GENTLY DIPPING LIMESTONE. SPARCE AZURITE, MALACHITE, CHALCOCITE, AND IRON IXIDES OCCUR IN THE QUARTZ. 7-24-80/BELIEVE THAT THIS AREA IS COVERED BY THE WARDELL CLAIMS. DID NOT SEE ANY PAPER IN THIS AREA HOWEVER. RE TAKEN-LOOK ON NOTES FOR IRON PROSPECT AREA FOR DETAILS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
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.
