The Never Sweat is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,560 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: 8,560 Feet (2,609 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.57, -114.81806
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Never Sweat MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Never Sweat
Secondary: Big Four
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Spruce Mountain
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): SRN SLOPES OF BANNER HILL
Comment (Deposit): THE NEVER SWEAT PROSPECT WORKINGS CONSISTED OF 3 SHAFTS ON A LEDGE STRIKING N 20 E, AND DIPPING 65-70 W. IN LIMESTONES AND INTERBEDDED QUARTZITES. THE WORKINGS WERE NOT ACCESSIBLE IN 1916. (HILL, 1916 P. 76) MINERAL SURVEY NO. 3302, CONSISTS OF NEVER SWEAT AND BIG FORE CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Workings): 3 SHAFTS, INACCESSIBLE IN 1916
Comment (Development): FEE, PATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE BEARING COPPER CARBONATES
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, JAMES M., (1916), NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL. 648
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT, 1976-56
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.
