Valley View Claim

The Valley View Claim 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: Valley View Claim  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 41.77583, -114.77889

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Valley View Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Valley View Claim
Secondary: Brooklyn


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Contact (48)


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Skarn Cu


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR TO TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): SMELTER RETURNS ON 10 1/2 TONS OF THIS ORE WERE ABOUT 3.5% CU, 1.3 OZ/TON AG LT $5000 WORTH TOTAL PRODUCTION

Comment (Deposit): IGNEOUS CONTACT

Comment (Deposit): RETURNS ON 10 1/2 TONS OF THIS ORE (GARFIELD SMELTER, SALT LAKE CITY) WERE ABOUT 3.5% CU AND 1.3 OZ. AG PER TON (SCHRADER 1935, P 21-2). THIS CLAIM BELONGS TO THE BROOKLYN MINE GROUP. (SEE BROOKLYN MINE) - GIVEN SAME UTM AS GREEN MONSTER MINERAL SURVEY NO. 1972 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


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): HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779.

Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M. (1976), SCHRADER, (1935)


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.