Lena Shaft

The Lena Shaft 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: Lena Shaft  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 41.77472, -114.79833

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Lena Shaft MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lena Shaft


Commodity

Primary: Copper


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
Year First Production: 1896
Discovery Year: 1896
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

Not available


Orebody

Form: 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: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 1/2 MI. SW OF EMPIRE MINE

Comment (Production): ABOUT 50 TONS OF OXIDIZED ORE ASSAYING 14% CU WERE SHIPPED FROM THIS BODY

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, REPLACEMENT

Comment (Deposit): SHAFT (200 FT.) WAS SUNK IN 1896-1897. ORE BODY WAS ENCOUNTED 60 FT. BELOW COLLAR OF SHAFT, AND APPEARS TO BE A LOCAL ENLARGEMENT BY REPLACEMENT OF THE VEIN. ABOUT 50 TONS OF OXIDIZED ORE, ASSAYING 14% CU, WAS SHIPPED FROM THIS BODY (SCHRADER, 1935, P 22) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Workings): 200-FT. SHAFT WAS SUNK IN 1896-1897


References

Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C. (1935)

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


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.