The Detroit Mine is a copper and silver mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,969 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,969 Feet (2,124 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 38.08889, -114.62000
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Detroit Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Detroit Mine
Secondary: Part of Bristol Silver Mines Co. Property In 1924
Secondary: Detroit Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Bristol-Jackrabbit 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic replacement
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Iron Fissure
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ALL WORK IS ON THE IRON FISSURE
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 450 FT DEEPT, AND A FEW SHALLOW SURFACE CUTS ABOUT 50 FT SOUTH OF THE SHAFT
Comment (Development): WORKED UNDER THE IRON MINE LEASE IN 1924
Comment (Commodity): SHIPMENTS CONTAIN A LITTLE MORE ZN THAN THOSE OF THE IRON MINE
Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA. 450 FT N OF THE IRON MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
References
Reference (Deposit): NBMG DISTRICT FILE 171, ITEM 21, UNPUB REPORT, 1924, BY G.W. CRANE
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.
