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
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
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.
