The Bingle is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,399 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: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 40.56472, -114.82778
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Bingle MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bingle
Secondary: Bingo
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
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: REPLACEMENT, TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SILICEOUS, IRON-STAINED OUTCROP IN LIMESTONE, BEARING COPPER; ASSOCIATED WITH A FAULT
Comment (Deposit): THE BINGLE OR BINGO CLAIM-MINE LIES 3/4 OF A MILE SW OF THE KILLIE SHAFT AND COVERS A SILICEOUS IRON-STAINED OUTCROP 20 FT X 100 FT IN LIMESTONES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
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.
