The Lincoln Mine is a copper mine located in Clark county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 36.33111, -114.18306
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Lincoln Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lincoln Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Clark
District: Gold Butte
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: 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: Kipushi Cu-Pb-Zn (BC name is Carbonate-hosted Cu)
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ore Cut Off By A Tight Fault At The Bottom Of The Incline, N 10 W And 45 W.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED 14 TONS OF HIGH GRADE COPPER ORE BEFORE 1911 .
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPED BY A SHALLOW INCLINE 50 FEET LONG AND 2 TUNNELS
Comment (Geology): ORES OCCUR IN A NARROW ZONE BELOW A CHERT BED IN SMALL OPEN WATER COURSES IN THE LIMESTONE. LIMONITE AND GREEN COPPER CARBONATE ARE IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH COABELY CRYSTALLINE CALCITE. CHALCOCITE SURROUNDS MINUTE REMNANTS OF CHALCOPYRITE AND BORNITE.
Comment (Location): AREA UNSURVEYED
References
Reference (Deposit): LONGWELL, C. R., PAMPEYAN, E. H., BOWYER, B., ROBERTS, R. J., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF CLARK CO. NEV. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 62 , P.
Reference (Deposit): HILL, J. M., 1916 , NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA, USGS BULL. 648 , P. 49 - 50 .
Reference (Production): HILL, J. M., 1916
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.
