The Dolly Mine is a lead mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Mine Info
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Dolly Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dolly Mine
Secondary: Justice Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Dolly Varden
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Silicification Kaolinitized
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cerussite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Jasper
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN/FAULT ZONE
Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFTS, ADITS ON SITE
Comment (Geology): FAULT ZONE IN LIMESTONE, ZONE N15 DEG E, VERT W/CUOX + FEOX, JASPER CALCITE. CUOX IN SILICATED ZONE ALONG BEDDING, KAOLINIZED, SERICITIZED PORPHYRY EXPOSED IN CUT.
References
Reference (Deposit): SNOW, G.G., (1963) MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY OF THE DOLLY VARDEN MOUNTAINS, ELKO CO., NEV., N OF U PHD.
Reference (Deposit): FIELD EXAMINATION BY J.V. TINGLEY, NBMG, 8/20/80.
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.
