Blanchard Mine

The Blanchard Mine is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,159 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

Name: Blanchard Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Elko

Elevation: 7,159 Feet (2,182 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 41.68444, -114.65083

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Blanchard Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blanchard Mine
Secondary: Zetta ? Blanchard. Zetta Standard


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


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

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Stock & Assoc. Faults & Fractures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): PROBABLY IN BETTA BLANCHARD GROUP. ALSO MAY BE ZETTA (STANDARD ? ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): SMALL AMOUNT OF MOLYBDENUM PRESENT. TOTAL PRODUCTION ($5000 WORTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): SMITH, R.M. (1976) MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-56, P 39-45

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C. (1936) THE CONTACT MINING DISTRICT, NEVADA: USGS BUL: 847-A.

Reference (Deposit): HOPE, R.A. & COATS, R.R. (1976) PRELIM. GEOLOGIC MAP OF ELKO CO., NEV: USGS OFR 76-779.

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.