Bald Mountain Chief

The Bald Mountain Chief 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: Bald Mountain Chief  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 40.52694, -116.00556

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Bald Mountain Chief MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bald Mountain Chief


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Railroad


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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1969
Discovery Year: 1963
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR TO PIPE-LIKE


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): GOSSAN ZONE; REPLACEMENT MINERALIZATION AT FISSURE INTERSECTIONS A SMALL PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1969 WAS REPORTED

Comment (Workings): ADITS

Comment (Geology): GOSSAN PRESENT

Comment (Deposit): THE BALD MOUNTAIN CHIEF PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST W. OF THE COPPER BELLE MINE, AND ADJACENT TO USMM. 2-109. THE CLAIM IS EXPLORED BY MEANS OF ADITS DRIVEN IN A GOSSAN ZONE TO EXPLORE REPLACEMENT MINERALIZATION AT FISSURE INTERSECTIONS IN THE CARBONATE ROCKS. A SMALL PRODUCTION IS REPORTED PRIOR TO 1969. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): SSW & NEAR USMM 2-109


References

Reference (Deposit): KETNER, K.B., AND SMITH, JR., J.F., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE RAILROAD MINING DISTRICT, ELLSO COUNTRY, NEVADA. USGS BULLETIN 1162-B.

Reference (Deposit): SMITH R.M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELLSO COUNTY, NEVADA, USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56

Reference (Production): SMITH, R.M., (1976)


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.