The Blue Lode is a gold, silver, molybdenum, and 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Copper
Lat, Long: 41.78111, -114.80583
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Blue Lode MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Lode
Secondary: Blue Lead
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: Contact (48)
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Nevada Copper Co.
Years: 1968 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): ON BLUE LEAD CLAIM
Comment (Development): FEE, PATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Deposit): LODE, VEIN, ALONG INTRUSIVE CONTACT: DUMPS ASSAY ONLY 5% CU.
Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT, SHAFT
Comment (Geology): ASSOCIATED SILICEOUS SYENITIC DIKES/DUMPS ASSAY ONLY 5% CU.
Comment (Deposit): LODE IS 20 FEET WIDE ON THE GRANODIORITE-LIMESTONE CONTACT. IT IS OPENED BY A 40-FOOT CROSSCUT TUNNEL AND A 20-FOOT SHAFT. DUMPS ASSAY ONLY 5% CU (SCHRADER, 1912, P 126) MINERAL SURVEY NO. 4554. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C. (1912) A RECONN. OF THE JARBIDGE, CONTACT, AND ELK MT. MINING DISTRICTS, ELKO CO., NEVADA: USGS BUL. 497
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.
