The Old Dobby Claim No. 1 is a copper and antimony mine located in Nye county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,280 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: 7,280 Feet (2,219 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Antimony
Lat, Long: 39.15806, -117.25972
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Old Dobby Claim No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Dobby Claim No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Antimony
Location
State: Nevada
County: Nye
District: Washington District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Lyon, R. M.
Home Office: San Bernardino, Ca
Years: 1981 -
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Well-Developed Fractures In Granodiorite. Prominent Set Strikes N80e, Dip 40se
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silication
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINLETS 1-3 CM WIDE CUT INTRUSIVE. - COARSE PYRITE CUBES IN QUARTZ. MANY VARIOUSLY ORIENTED VEINLETS. SILICATED LIMESTONE BRECCIA CEMENTED WITH QUARTZ AND CARRYING PYRITE AND COPPER OXIDES.
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT BEARING S10E, CAVED FOR THE FIRST 30 FT. ORE BIN AND CABLE LOCATED IN FRONT OF ADIT. CABLE RUNS TO NORTH SIDE OF WASHINGTON CANYON, WHERE THERE ARE 2 LARGE WORKINGS IN VICINITY OF CABLE ANCHOR.
Comment (Location): IN WASHINGTON CREEK CANYON, ABOUT 4.0 AIRMILES S85E FROM REESE RIVER BUTTE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Development): LOCATION MONUMENT AT TOP OF DUMP READS "OLD DOBBY NO. 1, AUG 29, 1982" (THIS IN OCT., 1981) - ON A HAND-WRITTEN NOTICE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BENTZ, J., 1981, FIELD EXAMINATION, 02 OCTOBER, 1981
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.
