The Copper Stack Claims is a silver, copper, and tungsten mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,880 feet.
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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: 6,880 Feet (2,097 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 37.5575, -117.80889
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Copper Stack Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Copper Stack Claims
Secondary: Silver Stack
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 1263a and B
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Windy Pah (Fesler) 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
Model Name: W skarn
Orebody
Form: POD
Form: POD
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shear Zone, Fractures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Development): EXPLORATION WAS PROBABLY FOR COPPER, BUT SOME MAY HAVE BEEN FOR TUNGSTEN
Comment (Workings): CUTS, TRENCHES (NUMEROUS)
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): SMALL POD OF GARNET-EPIDOTE SKARN ALONG CONTACT OF LAMPROPHYRE DIKE WITH MARBLE. DIKE OCCUPIES CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN MARBLE TO SW AND GRANITE TO NE. GREEN AND BLUE COPPER MINERALS OCCUR IN SOFT LEACHED ZONES IN SKARN; CHALCEDONIC SILICA COATS FRACTURES IN SKARN
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY, J.V., 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 18 AUGUST 1982
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.
