Skyview Copper Dyke

The Skyview Copper Dyke is a copper mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,500 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Skyview Copper Dyke
Secondary: NBMG Sample Site 2262

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Varyville District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: C. W. Reicheit, Mary Dyke, And Harold Dyke Of Apel, Or

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE 2262, SELECTED FROM MINERALIZED MATERIAL, CONTAINS 2 % FE, 0.2 % MG, 2 % CA, 0.2 % TI, 50 PPM MN, 15 PPM AG, 100 PPM B, 3000 PPM BA, 1.5 PPM BE, 15 PPM CO, 100 PPM CR, +20000 PPM CU, 70 PPM NI, 30 PPM PB, 10 PPM SC, 1000 PPM SR, 100 PPM V, 10 PPM Y, AND 50 PPM ZR.

Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1972)

Comment (Deposit): OXIDE CU MINERALS IN A SILICEOUS SHEAR ZONE/FRACTURE ZONE. NO PRIMARY SULFIDES SEEN. MINOR OLD PROSPECT PIT 1000 FT EAST ON OTHER SIDE OF HILL TOP EXPLORES BRECCIA ZONE DEVELOPED BETWEEN FELSITE PLUG (?) AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS. NO METALLICS SEEN.

Comment (Development): CLAIMS LOCATED 14 MAY 58. CLAIM EXTENDS PARTLY INTO PROPOSED BLUE LAKE PRIMITIVE AREA.

Comment (Workings): 4 PROSPECT PITS, ONE TRENCH, INCLINED DRILL HOLE.

References

Reference (Deposit): NBMG STAFF, 1985, NBMG OFR 85-3.

Reference (Deposit): BENNETT, REB E., 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BLUE LAKE PROPOSED PRIMITIVE AREA; HUMBOLDT COUNTY, NEVADA: NBMG MINING DISTRICT FILE 144, ITEM 2.

Reference (Deposit): NBMG FIELD NOTES AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS.

Reference (Deposit): WILLDEN, R., 1964, NBMG BULL. 59, PL. 1.

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.