Clark Group

The Clark Group is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,401 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

Name: Clark Group

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 41.8, -114.61306

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Clark Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Clark Group


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

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


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Clark, George


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

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

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE CLARK GROUP CONSISTS OF 6 OR MORE CLAIMS OWNED BY GEORGE CLARK. THE GROUP CENTERS AROUND THE BOSTON MINE. IT JOINS THE O'CONNELL GROUP ON THE PAST, AND EXTENDS FOR NEARLY A MILE, WITH THE MINERALIZED ZONE HALF A MILE OR MORE IN WIDTH. THE CONTACT LIES AT THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE ZONE, THE CONTACT ZONE IS COMPOUND, WITH DETACHED BANDS OF LIMESTONE, AND SYENITE OR APLITE DIKES. FOR DETAILS ON THE DAKOTA, MINNESOTA, CONTACT, BRIDGEPORT, AND MARY T. CLAIMS IN THIS GROUP, SEE SCHRADER, 1912, P 148-9, MAP LOCATION ESTIMATED, BASED ON SCHRADER'S DISCRIPTION (1912, P 147-8) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Development): 6 OR MORE

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, IGNEOUS CONTACT ZONE


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 (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.