The O'Connell Group is a silver mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 41.79944, -114.65306
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O'Connell Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: O'Connell Group
Secondary: Daddy of Nevada ?
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Contact (48)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Stock With Assoc. Faults, Fractures
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Axinite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND ALONG CONTACT FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES
Comment (Geology): BOTH GRANODIORITE AND LIMESTONE INTRUDED BY SYENITE, APLITE, OR MONZONITE DIKES.
Comment (Deposit): THIS GROUP COMPRISES 7 OR MORE CLAIMS, BEGINNING ON THE SE SLOPE OF MIDDLE STACK MT. AND EXTENDING EASTWARD ALONG THE CONTACT FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES. INCLUDED IN THE GROUP ARE THE DADDY OF NEVADA, GREAT NEVADA, THREE LINKS, AND AMERICAN EAGLE CLAIMS (SEE SCHRADER, 1912, P 146 +7 FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): UNDETERMINED PRODUCTION
Comment (Development): 7 OR MORE CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL 497.
Reference (Deposit): HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779.
Reference (Production): SCHRADER, F.C. (1912)
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.
