The Fsw Claims is a copper and silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,499 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: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 40.44389, -114.22528
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Fsw Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fsw Claims
Secondary: One End Same As Sheeps Lode Claim
Secondary: Hank, Elevated, Polly, Hobo, Tin Can, Will Patents
Secondary: Min. Sur. 3745.
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Ferguson Spring District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Discovery Year: 1981
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ne-Trending Near Vertical Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Iron Staining
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, STEVE, 1982, FIELD EXAMINATION ON 10-8-82
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.
