Copper Stack Claims

The Copper Stack Claims is a silver, copper, and tungsten mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,880 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: Copper Stack Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

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

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.