Aztec Dew, Charlie and Don Prospects

The Aztec Dew, Charlie and Don Prospects is a copper and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,099 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

Name: Aztec Dew, Charlie and Don Prospects

State:  Nevada

County:  Lincoln

Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.63972, -114.32528

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Aztec Dew, Charlie and Don Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Aztec Dew, Charlie and Don Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Bismuth
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Little Mountain District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MINOR PB, ZN, BI.
Analytical Data: UP TO 14 OZ/T AG
Analytical Data: ROCK IN PROSPECTS CONTAIN UP TO 4% CU, AVERAGING 1.5-2.0%


Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla


Comments

Comment (Location): EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN; THESE ARE THE PROSPECTS MENTIONED IN THE COUNTY BULLETIN'S REPORT ON THE LITTLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972

Comment (Development): "THE POSSIBILITY OF A LARGE LOW-GRADE ORE BODY IS SUFFICIENTLY GREAT TO WARRANT A SMALL-SCALE SAMPLING OR GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING PROGRAM," (TSCHANZ & PAMPEYAN, 1970)

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL PROSPECTS ARE IN ANDESITE AT DIORITE CONTACT

Comment (Workings): 60-FT SHAFT ON DON CLAIM, 30-FT SHAFT ON AZTEC CLAIM, 30-FT INCLINE AT SE-END OF STOCK PROSPECT PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C.M. AND PAMPEYAN, E.H., 1970, NBMG BULL. 73, P. 175


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

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.