The Wallstreet and Turk Mines is a copper mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,699 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: 6,699 Feet (2,042 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.50694, -118.08028
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Wallstreet and Turk Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wallstreet and Turk Mines
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe
Land Status
Not available
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: North Trending Fault Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Cuprite
Comments
Comment (Location): ESTIMATE LOCATION
Comment (Workings): EXTENSIVE WORKINGS, AT LEAST THREE LEVELS AT THE TURK AND NUMEROUS ADITS DEVELOP THE WALLSTREET.
Comment (Geology): PRIMARY SULFIDES DEPOSITED IN OPEN FISSURES AND AS METASOMATIC REPLACEMENTS OF FAULT BRECCIA
References
Not available
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.
