Little Dallas 4 Group

The Little Dallas 4 Group is a copper and molybdenum 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: Little Dallas 4 Group  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 41.73583, -114.83972

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Little Dallas 4 Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Dallas 4 Group
Secondary: Ivy Wilson Group
Secondary: Sue Group.


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: 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: 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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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: Molybdenite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Garnet


Comments

Comment (Development): 5 CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): DISSEMINATED CHALCOPYRITE AND MOLYBDENITE IN LENSES OF HARDER QUARTZITE AND LIME

Comment (Workings): 50-FOOT CROSSCUT TUNNEL

Comment (Geology): DISSEMINATED CHALCOPYRITE AND MOLYBDENITE IN LENSES OF HARDIE QUARTZITE & LIME

Comment (Deposit): THIS GROUP OF 5 CLAIMS BOUNDS THE IVY WILSON (OR SUE) GROUP ON ITS SOUTHERN EDGE. A 50-FOOT CROSSCUT SULFIB TUNNEL ON L. DALLAS CLAIM 4. MAP LOCATION OF L. DALLAS 4 GIVEN ; 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.

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


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.