The Blanchard Mine is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,159 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: 7,159 Feet (2,182 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 41.68444, -114.65083
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Blanchard Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blanchard Mine
Secondary: Zetta ? Blanchard. Zetta Standard
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Stock & 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: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY IN BETTA BLANCHARD GROUP. ALSO MAY BE ZETTA (STANDARD ? ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): SMALL AMOUNT OF MOLYBDENUM PRESENT. TOTAL PRODUCTION ($5000 WORTH.
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. (1936) 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)
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.
