The Mildred Claim is a copper mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 7,359 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
Elevation: 7,359 Feet (2,243 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 38.58083, -118.09444
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Mildred Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mildred Claim
Secondary: Copper Queen Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Santa Fe
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Contact Metasomatic
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR CU STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: 100 Ft. Wide Fracture Zone In Qtz. Porphyry Adjacent To Contact
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Iron Stained Q.P.
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ESTIMATE LOCATION
Comment (Deposit): CLAIM IMMEDIATELY NW OF COPPER QUEEN NO. 1 ; PATENTED IN 1923 BY C.E. VAN SCHOICK PATENT NO. 4514 ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Commodity): HIGH GRADE CU STRINGER 1 TO 6 INCHES WIDE ASSAYED 0.03 PERCENT MO, 10+ CU, .004 PB, 0.06 AG AND 0.05 PERCENT ZN; AVERAGE ASSAY: 0.3 - 10 CU, .002 - 0.20 MO, 0.65 AG, 0.5 - 3 PERCENT POWELLITE. ALL ASSAYS FROM GRAB SAMPLES MOSTLY FROM DUMP MATERIAL. SOME TURQUOISE PRESENT
Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, E-W DRIFTS 200 FT. IN LENGTH, LARGE DUMP. AMAX SUNK FOUR DIAMOND DRILL HOLES IN AREA
References
Reference (Deposit): UNPUBLISHED REPORT, NEV. BUREAU OF MINES FILE
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.
