The Arizona Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,799 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
Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 41.68278, -114.70639
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Arizona Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arizona Mine
Secondary: Turo-Schekles
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Stock And Assoc. Faults
Alterations
Not available
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: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): JUST NORTH OF TURO MINE
Comment (Production): LESS THAN $5000 WORTH, TOTAL PRODUCTION.
Comment (Development): FEE, PATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): VEINS; FAULTS, DIKES, INTRUSIVE CONTACTS
Comment (Deposit): MINERAL SURVEY 37, OFFICE NO. 1615 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
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 (Production): SMITH, R.M., (1976)
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45.
Nevada Gold
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.
