Effie Fay Group

The Effie Fay 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: Effie Fay Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 41.76778, -114.78944

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Effie Fay Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Effie Fay Group
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Shield


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

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


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Copper Shield Copper Co.
Years: 1912 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Model Name: Polymetallic veins


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

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


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Some Oxidation


Rocks

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

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 Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED NE OF FLORENCE GROUP

Comment (Production): LESS THAN $5000 WORTH OF PRODUCTION

Comment (Development): FEE, PATENTED CLAIMS; 11 CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): VEIN (DIKES)

Comment (Deposit): THIS AREA IS WITHIN THE GRANODIORITE MASS BETWEEN CONTACT AND THE WEST CONTACT AREA. ALASKITE DIKES ARE ALSO PRESENT ON THE PROPERTY (SHRADER, 1935, P 37). THIS GROUP CONSISTS OF 11 CLAIMS (SCHRADER, 1912, P133). MINERAL SURVEY NO. 4554 ; 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): HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779

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 COUNTY, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497.

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


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.