Unnamed Copper-Silver Prospect

The Unnamed Copper-Silver Prospect is a copper and silver mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada.

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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

Name: Unnamed Copper-Silver Prospect  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 37.94583, -117.49083

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Unnamed Copper-Silver Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Copper-Silver Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Lone Mountain District; Weepah 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

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Skarn (Tactite)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Skarn (Tactite)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED AREA. ACCESSIBLE BY GRADED DIRT ROAD ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): TACTITE OCCURS IN SEQUENCE OF CHERT AND ARGILLITE OF PALMETTO FORMATION. SOME VEIN QUARTZ. WITH TETRAHEDRITE OCCURS ON SHAFT DUMPS. TACTITE IS PREDOMINANTLY GARNET WITH NO VISIBLE METALLIC MINERALIZATION.

Comment (Workings): 10 M DEEP SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): BONHAM,H.F.,JR., 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

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.