The Salt Lake Group is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Salt Lake Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Salt Lake Group
Secondary: Lilian Ray Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Contact (48)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. H. Raleigh
Years: 1912 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1912
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Stock With Assoc Faults, Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): MINERAL SURVEY NO. 2124 THIS GROUP IS WITHIN THE GRANODIORITE MASS BETWEEN CONTACT AND THE WEST CONTACT AREA. NO PRODUCTION HAS BEEN RECORDED TO DATE (SCHRADER, 1935, P 36-7) THIS PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 16 CLAIMS, ALL LOCATED ON MINERALIZED DIKES OR VEINS AVERAGING 6%-20% COPPER (SCHRADER, 1912, P 133) THE CLAIMS ARE AS FOLLOWS: NETTIE, RUEBEN, UTAH, MORMON GIRL, MORMON BOY, SALT LAKE FRACTION, SALT LAKE NOS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. (SEE SCHRADER'S CLAIM MAPS, 1912 AND 1935).-LOCATION GIVEN FOR POINT APPROX. WITHIN GROUP-NO WORKINGS SHOW ON MAP SHEET. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): SOUTH OF COPPER SHIELD PROPERTY
Comment (Development): 16 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED DIKES OR VEINS AVERAGING 6%-20% CU
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.
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.
