Salt Lake Group

The Salt Lake Group 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: Salt Lake Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 40.86167, -114.81028

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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

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.