Allen No. 2

The Allen No. 2 is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada.

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

Name: Allen No. 2  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 41.78306, -114.78028

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Allen No. 2 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Allen No. 2
Secondary: Delano
Secondary: No. 1
Secondary: Part of Nevada-Bellevue


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Contact (48)


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Nevada-Bellevue Copper Mining Co.
Years: 1930 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1912
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Skarn Cu


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Stock And Assoc. Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CAPPED BY GOSSAN


Materials

Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS IS ONE OF THE NEVADA-BELLEVUE COPPER MINING CO. CLAIMS THE ALLEN CLAIM YIELDED 8 CARS OF ORC. A 10-FOOT TUNNEL IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE ALLEN NO. 2 CLAIM SHOWS CARBONATE ORE CONTAINING 8% CU. THERE IS A 40-FOOT TUNNEL AND OTHER MINOR WORKINGS. THE MINERALIZED ZONE IS ALONG THE GRANODIORITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT, WHICH IS CAPPED WITH A GOSSAN. (SCHRADER, 1935, P 24-5) MINERAL SURVEY NO 3854

Comment (Geology): VEIN DIPS 60 TO THE SSE., EXTENSION OF BROOKLYN CONTACT OR "VEIN"

Comment (Workings): 40-FT. TUNNEL AND OTHER MINOR WORKINGS

Comment (Production): AT LEAST 4 CARLOADS OF ORE PRODUCED. SOME CARBONATE ORE RAN 8% CU

Comment (Development): PATENTED LODE CLAIM

Comment (Deposit): VEIN, IGNEOUS CONTACT, FAULTS; CAPPED BY A GOSSAN


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45.

Reference (Deposit): HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM, GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C. (1935) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL. 847-A

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497

Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C., (1935)


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.