The Dipper Claims South is a copper mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,119 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: 6,119 Feet (1,865 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 37.97917, -117.41444
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Dipper Claims South MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dipper Claims South
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lone Mountain 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
Type: Surface/Underground
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Skarn (Tactite)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Melaconite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM IS TO SHAFT IN NW PART OF LARGE CLAIM BLOCK ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE,APPROX 1 M THICK WITH FE OXIDE-CU OXIDE GOSSAN ALONG SHEAR,CROSSCUTTING OLDER TACTITE ZONE IN METALIMESTONE LENS ALONG BEDDING.COULD BE AU,AG PRESENT
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 5-6 M DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): TINGLEY,J.V.,1979,FIELD EXAMINATION
Reference (Deposit): ALBERS,J.P. AND STEWART,J.H.,1972, NBMG BULL 78
Reference (Deposit): NBMG OFR 83-8,83-11,1983
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.
