Northern Lights

The Northern Lights is a copper mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 6,949 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: Northern Lights  

State:  Nevada

County:  Mineral

Elevation: 6,949 Feet (2,118 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 38.90833, -118.89361

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Satelite image of the Northern Lights

Northern Lights MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Northern Lights


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Mountain View: Granite


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

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Copper
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Location): 5 SHAFTS UNSURVEYED LANDS

Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF WORKINGS


References

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF MINERAL COUNTY, NEV


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.