Fsw Claims

The Fsw Claims is a copper and silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,499 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: Fsw Claims  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

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

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.