The Nora is a zinc, lead, silver, copper, and gold 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 41.44694, -114.07389
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Nora MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nora
Secondary: Jackson Mines
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Tecoma
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
Discovery Year: 1917
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): REPLACEMENT, ALONG SHEAR ZONE. GOSSAN MATERIAL ON DUMP. IRON OXIDE MNO & TETRAHEDRITE IN QUARTZ SEEN ON DUMP.
Comment (Workings): ADIT, PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Geology): MASSIVE LIMESTONE/S, CALCITE VEINING, SHEAR ZONES N 40 W, 55N; N 10-15 E GOSSAN MATERIAL ON DUMP, FCOX+MNO, TETRAHEDNITE IN QTZ SEEN ON DUMP.
Comment (Deposit): ADIT PROPECT PITS ON SITE NOTICE SHOWS DATE OF LOCATION AUG 1, 1977 BY CARL PETERSON&DAVID DOUGLAS ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
References
Reference (Deposit): FIELD EXAM BY J.V. TINGLEY, NBMG, ON 7/13/80
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.
