The Whitmore Mine is a copper mine located in Lincoln county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,518 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
Elevation: 5,518 Feet (1,682 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 36.92667, -114.45417
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Whitmore Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Whitmore Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lincoln
District: Gourd Springs District (Closest Mining 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
Type: R
Description: Window Of Precambrian And Cambrian Rocks Through Thrust Plate Of Dev-Camb Carbonates
Type: L
Description: Thrust Faust
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alteration In Overlying Limestone
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PB AND AG VALUES ARE HIGH IN HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATES NEAR THE WHITMORE MINE
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1972
Comment (Development): BOTH OLD AND NEWER CLAIM POSTS REPORTED IN THE AREA IN 1983 BUT NO CURRENT ACTIVE CLAIMS ON RECORD IN 1983
Comment (Deposit): MINOR AMOUNTS OF CU OXIDE IN SHEAR ZONES PARALLEL TO THE THRUST CONTACT
Comment (Workings): 1 ADIT AND 1 SHAFT SHOWN ON TOPO QUAD. 2 SHALLOW EXPLORATORY SHAFTS AND ONE INCLINED ADIT ABOUT 100 FT LONG. ANOTHER ADIT NEARBY
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP NOAPA PEAK NW, NEV., 1969, 7.5 MIN. SERIES
Reference (Deposit): BARTON, H.N. AND DAY, G.W. 1984, RECONNAISSANCE GEOCHEMISTRY OF THE MORMON MOUNTAINS BLM WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEV.; OFR 84.
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ AND PAMPEYAN, 1970, NBMG BULL 73, PL.I.
Reference (Deposit): MORMON MOUNTAINS G-E-M RESOURCES AREA TECHNICAL REPORT, 1983, FOR BLM., P.16
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.
