Lida Millsite

The Lida Millsite is a copper and silver mine located in Esmeralda 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

Name: Lida Millsite  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.48361, -117.40028

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Lida Millsite MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lida Millsite
Secondary: Sample Locations 1115
Secondary: Mount Jackson Lida Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lida (Alida Valley, Tule Canyon) Districts


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

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): FOUR MILES NW OF HIGHWAY 3. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Geology): THERE ARE CAMBRIAN SEDIMENTS FORMING A THIN VENER OVER GRANITIC RKS. THAT HAVE BEEN INTRUDED BY RHYOLITE AND QTZ DIKES, AND VEINS. THE QTZ VEINS SHOW SOME COPPER OXIDES ALONG STRUCTURES THAT ARE HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED. PROSPECTING IS ALONG OXIDIZED OUTCROPS EXTENDING OVER AREA OF SEVERAL SQUARE MILES. THE MINE SHAFT THAT HAS BEEN TAPPED AS A WATER SOURCE HAS A VERY LARGE DUMP, AND A WIDE RANG OF SULFIDE MINERALS, INCLUDING CHALCOPYRITE IN BOTH LS AND SILTSTONE. MOST OF THE DUMP HAS SULFIDE MINERALS ASSOCIATED WITH QTZ. AND CALCITE VEINS.

Comment (Workings): FOUR SHAFTS AND NUMEROUS PROSPECTS, DRILLING, TRENCHING


References

Reference (Deposit): QUADE, J. FIELD EXAMINATION (1982)

Reference (Deposit): ROOT, W.A., 1909, THE LIDA MINING DIST. OF NV: MINING WORLD, V.31, P. 123-125


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.