The Unnamed Copper is a copper mine located in Elko county, Nevada.
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Unnamed Copper MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Copper
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Nevada
County: Elko
District: White Horse
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1913
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: N-S Joint System, Dipping 70 Deg.-80 Deg. W
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization Of Wall Rock
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 50 FT. SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): VEIN CARRYING MINOR AMOUNTS OF COPPER AND LEAD CARBONATES WITH LIMONITE. VEIN SYSTEM CUTS QUARTZ MONZONITE STOCK
Comment (Deposit): THIS PROPERTY IS A VEIN DEPOSIT WHICH CARRIES MINOR AMOUNTS OF COPPER AND LEAD CARBONATES, WITH LIMONITE. THE VEIN SYSTEM PARALLELS THE N-S JOINT SYSTEM THAT CUTS THE QUARTZ MONZONITE STOCK ON THE SW FLANK OF MOUNT PISGAH. THE PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY SHAFT 50 FT, THE ACTIVITY WAS PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER OF 1913 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): HILL, JAMES E., NOTES ON SOME MINING DISTRICTS IN EASTERN NEVADA USGS BULL 648, 1916
Reference (Deposit): SMITH, ROSCOE M., MINERAL RESOURCES OF ELKO COUNTY NEVADA USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 1976-56
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.
