The Un Named is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Un Named MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Un Named
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Contact
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
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: Stock
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Jasper
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): DOZER CUTS
Comment (Geology): GRANODIORITE STOCK W/ CUOX & FEOX ALONG SHEAR ZONE, WALL ROCK KOOLINIZED MINERALIZED MATERIAL ON DUMP CONTAINS JASPER W/ VEINLETS OF CHRYCOCOLLA, MALACONITE, VUGGY VEIN QUARTZ. FAULT ZONE TRENDS N 55 E 30 NW
References
Reference (Deposit): OBSERVATION
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.
